Dell PowerVault DP100 - Manual (Page 43)

6. Ensure that all cables are firmly connected and arranged so that they will not catch on the computer cover or block airflow inside the system.
7. Close the system. See Closing the System .
8. Stand the system upright.
9. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.
10. Partition and logically format the hard drive. See the operating system documentation for more information.
11. Install any required device drivers.
12. Run the hard drive tests in the system diagnostics to determine whether the drive operates properly. See Running the System Diagnostics .
¡ If the drive is connected to a SATA RAID controller card, see the RAID controller card documentation for information on testing the controller.
¡ If the drive is connected to a SAS controller card, run the SAS controller tests and the hard-drive tests in the system diagnostics. See Running the
System Diagnostics
¡ If the hard drive fails the hard-drive tests or does not operate properly, see Getting Help .
Removing a Hard Drive from a Lever-Release Drive Carrier
The drive bays in a system with an optional SAS backplane board provides space for up to four optional lever-release hard drives. The hard drives plug into the
SAS backplane board, which is connected to the controller card (see
Figure 3 -12 ). For instructions on installing the optional SAS backplane board, see
Removing and Installing the Optional SAS Backplane Board .
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2. Remove the bezel. See Removing the Bezel .
3. Open the hard-drive carrier handle to release the drive. See Figure 3 -11 .
4. Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay.
Figure 3-11. Removing or Installing a SCSI Hard-Drive Carrier
1 SATA hard drive (up to four) 2 SATA interface cable) 3 SAS controller card
NOTICE: To prevent data loss, you must shut down the system before removing a drive carrier, unless a SAS controller is connected to the optional SAS
backplane. See Hot-Plug SATA Hard Drives Using the SAS Backplane for information on hot-plug drive requirements and operation.