Dell PowerVault DP100 - Manual (Page 44)

Installing an Hard Drive in the Lever-Release Drive Carrier
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. See Figure 3 -11 .
4. Insert the hard-drive carrier into the drive bay. See Figure 3 -11 .
5. Close the hard-drive carrier handle to lock it in place.
6. Install the bezel. See Installing the Bezel .
7. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.
8. Install any required device drivers.
9. Run the SAS controllers 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 .
Hot-Plug SATA Hard Drives Using the SAS Backplane
If you are using the optional SAS backplane, the SATA hard drives you install are hot-pluggable if the backplane is attached directly to the SAS controller card
on the system board (see
Figure 3 -13 ). For instructions on installing the optional SAS backplane board, see Removing and Installing the Optional SAS
Backplane Board .
The SAS backplane supports up to four hot-plug hard drives connected to the optional SAS controller card. The SAS controller card must be connected to
channel A on the optional SAS controller card, or port 0 on an optional RAID controller card. For instructions on installing the optional SAS backplane board, see
Removing and Installing the Optional SAS Backplane Board .
Removing and Installing the Optional SAS Backplane Board
The optional SAS backplane board supports hot-plug SAS or SATA drives (if an optional SAS controller card is installed in the system).
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
1 hard-drive carrier handle 2 lever-release drive carrier
NOTICE: Do not insert a hard-drive carrier and attempt to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier. Doing so can damage the partially installed
carrier's shield spring and make it unusable. Ensure that the adjacent drive carrier is fully installed.
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.