Cd and diskette drives, Removing a scsi hard drive, Removing the cd/diskette drive tray – Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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3. Insert the hard-drive carrier into the drive bay (see

Figure 7-1

).

4. Close the hard-drive carrier handle to lock it in place.

5. Replace the bezel (see "

Replacing the Bezel

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

6. Install any required SCSI device drivers (see "Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers" in the User's Guide for

information).

7. If the hard drive is new, run the SCSI controllers test in system diagnostics.

Removing a SCSI Hard Drive

NOTICE:

Not all operating systems support hot-plug drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your

operating system.

1. Remove the bezel (see "

Removing the Bezel

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

2. Take the hard drive offline and wait until the SCSI hard-drive indicator codes on the drive carrier signal that the drive

may be removed safely (see

Table 2-6

).

If the drive has been online, the drive status indicator will blink green two times a 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

Figure 7-1

).

4. Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay (see

Figure 7-1

).

If you are permanently removing the hard drive, install a blank insert.

5. Replace the bezel (see "

Replacing the Bezel

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

CD and Diskette Drives

A CD drive and a diskette drive mount together on a tray that slides in the front panel and connects to the controllers on the

system board through the SCSI backplane board.

Removing the CD/Diskette Drive Tray

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

2. Remove the bezel (see "

Removing the Bezel

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

3. Grasp the CD/diskette drive tray release handle and pull the tray from the system (see

Figure 7-2

).

4. Slide the CD/diskette drive tray out of the system.

Figure 7-2. Removing and Installing the CD/Diskette Drive Tray

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