Dell EMC NX440 Installation And Service Manual
Also see for NX440: Setting Up Your System
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If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the drive indicators are off, thedrive is ready for removal. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller.CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for thestorage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.CAUTION: Mixing drives from previous generations of storage systems is not supported.CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the documentationsupplied with your operating system.Steps1 Press the release button to open the drive carrier release handle.2 Hold the handle and slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot.Figure 20. Removing a drive carrierNext steps1 Install a drive carrier.2 If you are not replacing the drive immediately, insert a drive blank in the empty drive slot to maintain proper system cooling.Installing a drive carrierPrerequisitesCAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storagecontroller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.CAUTION: Mixing drives from previous generations of storage systems is not supported.CAUTION: Combining SAS and SATA drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.CAUTION: When installing a drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a drive carrier and attempting tolock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.CAUTION: When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed and the system is powered on, the drive automatically begins torebuild. Ensure that the replacement drive is blank or contains data that you wish to overwrite. Any data on the replacementdrive is immediately lost after the drive is installed.58 Disassembly and reassembly |
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