Drive bay (see, Figure 3, Or a lever – Dell PowerVault DP100 User Manual

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To boot from a single SATA hard drive, the master drive (drive 0) must be connected to the SATA_0 connector on the system board. To identify system

board connectors, see

System Board Jumpers

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To boot from a single SAS hard drive, the drive must be connected to a SAS controller card. See the documentation that accompanied the controller

card.

 

Removing a Hard Drive from the Drive Bay

 

If you are using the optional SAS backplane, your hard drives may be installed in a lever-release drive bay. See

Removing a Hard Drive from a Lever-Release

Drive Carrier

.

 

1.

Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and, backup power.

 

2.

Open the system. See

Opening the System

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3.

Disconnect the interface and power cables to the hard drives in the drive bay.

 

4.

Remove the hard-drive bay. See

Figure 3

-8

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a.

 

Remove the three screws that secure the drive bay to the system.

b.

 

Slide the hard-drive bay out of the system.

 

5.

Remove the drive from the drive bay. See

Figure 3

-8

.

a.

 

Remove the screws that secure the drive in the hard-drive bay.

b.

 

Slide the drive out of the drive bay.

 

Figure 3-8. Installing or Removing a Hard Drive

 

Installing a Hard Drive in the Drive Bay

CAUTION:

Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system.

Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the
computer and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

1 hard-drive bay 2 screws (4 per drive)

3 hard drive

4 drive cable

5 power cable connector 6 hard drive bay

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