Installing a Hot-Swap Drive in a Carrier
Before you can install a drive in the hot-swap drive bay, you must install the
drive into a drive carrier. See Figures 4-25 and 4-26. To install a hot-swap drive
in a carrier:
1. If the plastic air baffle is installed in the carrier, remove the four screws that
attach the air baffle to the carrier. Save the air baffle in case you later
remove a drive.
A
A
B
Figure 4-25. Removing a Plastic Air Baffle from a Carrier
2. Remove the hard drive from its wrapper and place it on an antistatic surface.
3. Record the new drive model and serial number in your equipment log.
4. Place the drive in the carrier with the component side down.
5. Using the four screws removed earlier, attach the drive to the carrier.
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Air Baffle
Screw
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C
Carrier
D
Plastic rail
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