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b. Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
c. Gently push the drive-tray assembly into the bay until the drive stops.
d. Rotate the drive-tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
4. Installing a 1.8-inch hot-swap drive:
a. Insert the drive into the drive bay with the label side of the drive facing the
right side of the server.
1.8-inch
filler panel
Drive tray
handle
Release
latch
b. Push the drive tray into the drive bay and rotate the drive tray handle to
the closed position and slide the orange release latch up to secure the drive
tray handle in place.
5. Check the drive status LED to verify that the drive is operating correctly. If the
amber drive status LED for a drive is lit continuously, that drive is faulty and
must be replaced. If the green drive activity LED is flashing, the drive is being
accessed.
Note: If the server is configured for RAID operation using a ServeRAID
adapter, you might have to reconfigure your disk arrays after you install drives.
See the ServeRAID adapter documentation for additional information about
RAID operation and complete instructions for using the ServeRAID adapter.
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