Remove and Install Hot-Swappable Hard Drives

Read the Safety Instructions. See Remove and Replace Server Components.

To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating server supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating server.

Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard-drive backplane.

Only SATA hard drives are contained in this server. SAS drives are not supported.

If installed, remove the bezel. See Remove and Install the Front Bezel.

Using the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal.

If the hard drive is online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the hard drive indicators are off, the hard drive is ready for removal.

To maintain proper server cooling, make sure that all empty hard-drive slots have hard-drive blanks installed. See Remove and Install Hard Drive Blanks.

When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed.

If you insert a hard-drive carrier and attempt to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier, the partially installed carrier's shield spring can be damaged and rendered unusable.

If you install a replacement hot-swappable hard drive when the server is powered on, the hard drive automatically begins to rebuild.

Make absolutely sure that the replacement hard drive is blank or contains data that you do not need. Any data on the replacement hard drive is immediately lost after the hard drive is installed.