Chapter 5: Drive maintenance
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6.
Place the drive on a surface that is protected from electrostatic discharge.
7.
Install the replacement drive or a drive filler.
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.