Upgrading to eight hard drives, Installing a hard drive on a carrier, Installation tasks – Dell PowerVault 770N (Deskside NAS Appliance) User Manual

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Installing a Hard Drive on a Carrier

CAUTION:

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

the components inside the system. See your System Information Guide for complete information about

safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

1. Insert the replacement hard drive into the carrier (see

Figure 4-21

).

2. Install the four screws that secure the drive to the carrier.

3. Install the hard drive in the system (see "

Installing a Hard Drive

").

Upgrading to Eight Hard Drives

If your system has two or more hard drives, and you want to add additional drives up to eight hard drives, perform the

following tasks.

Installation Tasks

1. Back up any data files on the two mirrored operating system drives.

2. Remove the bezel (see "

Removing the Bezel

").

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

4. Remove the cover (see "

Removing the Cover

").

5. Install the drive cage with its 1 x 2 backplane into the peripheral bay (this optional kit is provided with an installation

document, "Installing the 1 x 2 SCSI Backplane").

6. Remove the left most (operating system mirror) hard drive from the main drive bay and install it in the left slot in the

peripheral bay.

7. Remove the right most (operating system mirror) hard drive from the main drive bay and install it in the right slot in

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