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Installing and Configuring Mass Storage Devices
Installing Mass Storage Devices
Installing Mass Storage Devices
Accessing the Mass Storage Carriers
1 Determine what SCSI bus addresses are in use by following the procedure
in the previous section. Be sure to write down this information.
2 Shut down your system by typing shutdown -h 0 Enter and responding
to the confirmation message.
3 Turn off the power to the Model 745.
4 Unplug the power cable to the Model 745.
5 If the system is rack mounted, remove it from the rack.
6 Remove the system’s top cover (described in Chapter 5).
Removing a Device from the Mass Storage Carriers
CAUTION: Hard disk drives are vulnerable to physical shock. Dropping a hard disk drive
from even a small height will damage its heads and platters. Always handle
hard disk drives with extreme caution. Do not place a hard disk drive upside
down on any surface.
Follow these steps to remove a drive.
1 Remove the disk retainer bracket (see Figure 7-2).
Figure 7-2 Removing Retainer Bracket
2 Unplug power and SCSI cables for the drive.
3 Remove the appropriate disk carrier by pulling it towards the center of the
chassis, and then up and out.
4 Loosen the screws for that drive on the sides of the disk carrier.
5 Lift the drive up or slide the drive out of the carrier, depending on its slot
position and other drives in the carrier.