Install a drive
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Install a drive
You install a drive to replace a failed, or failing, hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD). You can
also install a drive filler, since the drive bay cannot be empty after the failed drive is removed.
Before you begin
You have completed these tasks:
• Obtained a replacement drive of the same type, speed, and capacity of the drive you are replacing.
• Read the guidelines for maintaining disk drives and verified that all backup operations have completed.
• Read the guidelines for protecting hardware from electrostatic discharge.
• Removed the failed drive.
Procedure overview
NOTE:
Do not leave a drive slot empty. Do not remove a failed drive unless you have a replacement
drive or blank carrier ready to install.
Procedure
1.
Carefully remove the replacement drive from its packaging.
2.
Hold the drive by the edge of the plastic drive carrier and press the release button to release the drive
handle.
Figure 25: Drive installation
3.
Rotate the handle outwards.
4.
Orient the drive properly.
5.
Grasp the edge of the plastic drive carrier and slowly insert the drive into the slot, stopping when you
feel resistance.
6.
Simultaneously rotate the handle upward and press the drive completely into the slot.
7.
Examine the LEDs and event messages to ensure the drive is operational.
