Removing a hard drive, Installing a hard drive – Dell PowerEdge 700 User Manual
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Removing a Hard Drive
1.
Remove the bezel. See "
Removing the Bezel
" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
2.
Take the hard drive offline and wait until the hard-drive indicator codes on the drive carrier signal that the drive can be removed safely. See
Table 2
-4
for a list of hard-drive indicator codes.
If the drive has been online, the drive status indicator will blink green 2 times per second as the drive is powered down. When all indicators are off, the
drive is ready for removal.
See your operating system documentation for more information on taking the hard drive offline.
3.
Open the hard-drive carrier handle to release the drive. See
4.
Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay.
Figure 7-11. Removing a Hot-Plug SCSI Drive
Installing a Hard Drive
1.
Unpack the drive (and controller card, if applicable), and prepare the drive for installation.
NOTICE:
Not all operating system support hot-plug drive installation. See the operating system documentation.