Quantum NDX Series, User Manual

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Chapter 4: Chassis Setup and Maintenance
Replacing a Hard Drive
18 Quantum NDX NAS Tower User’s Guide
Removing Hard Drive
Carriers
1 Open the door on the front of the tower to expose the 4 hot swap
hard drives.
2
Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier. This will
cause the drive carrier handle to pop outward.
3 Using the drive carrier handle, gently pull the drive carrier out of the
chassis.
WARNING: Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use
in the Quantum NDX NAS Tower.
Figure 5 Chassis Drive Carrier
Drive Carrier
The drives are mounted in drive trays to simplify their installation and
removal from the chassis. These trays also help promote proper airflow
for the drive bays.
WARNING: Except for short periods of time (swapping hard drives),
do not operate the server with the chassis drive bays
empty.