Installing a drive

Prerequisites
CAUTION:

To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the storage blade unless the first three drive bays are populated with either a drive or a blank.

CAUTION:
Thermal regulation is maintained only when the drive drawer is closed. The drive drawer open alarm is triggered under the following conditions:

  • A slow beep and flash (1 every 5 seconds) indicate that the drive drawer is open. The drives are not fully protected by system air flow.

  • A fast beep and flash (2 per second)—To avoid drive damage or data loss and storage blade shutdown, close the drive drawer immediately.

When the drives reach critical temperatures, the system shuts down.

Procedure
  1. Open the drive drawer.
    IMPORTANT:

    The drive drawer is not fully extended until the rail lock is engaged. To engage the rail lock, extend the drive drawer approximately 2.54 cm (1 inch) past the initial resistance.

  2. Remove the drive blanks as needed.
    CAUTION:

    To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the storage blade unless the first three drive bays are populated with either a drive or a blank.





  3. Install the drives.
  4. Close the drive drawer.