Operation Manual

Disks

ReadyNAS OS 6 Desktop Storage Systems

Add a Disk

You can add a 3.5-inch hard disk drive, 2.5-inch hard disk drive, or a 2.5-inch solid-state drive

to an empty drive bay.

If you want to add a previously formatted disk to your storage system, see the instructions in

Previously Formatted Disks on page 66.

 To add a 3.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD):

1. Determine whether you need to shut down your system:

• If you are adding disks to a diskless system, gracefully shut down the system.

For information about how to gracefully shut down your system, see the Preferred

Shutdown section of the chapter that describes your system.

• If your system is operating with one or more disks, you can add disks while the

system is running.

You do not need to shut down the system.

2. If necessary

, slide the disk tray handle locking mechanism to the unlocked position.

3. Press the disk tray release latch.

The disk tray handle pops out.

4. Pull out the disk tray

5. Separate the mounting bracket from the disk tray: