Dell PowerVault MD3260 Owner's Manual

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5. raised buttons (2)6. physical-disk carrier7. release tab (12)Installing A Physical Disk In A Physical-Disk DrawerCAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only performtroubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online ortelephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by yourwarranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.1. Rotate the physical-disk carrier handle upward to the vertical position.2. Align the two raised buttons with the notches on the physical-disk drawer, lower the physical disk into the slot inthe physical-disk drawer.NOTE: Ensure that you install the physical disk from left to right and from front to back.3. Rotate the handle downward until the physical disk is properly seated in the connector and the physical-diskcarrier handle snaps into place.4. Close the physical-disk drawer.5. Install the front bezel.SAS Chain CablesThere are two SAS cable chains on each side of the physical-disk drawer that connects the physical disks installed inthe physical-disk drawer to the midplane.• The connector on each SAS chain cable that connects to the physical-disk drawer is oriented horizontally.• The connector on each SAS chain cable that connects to the midplane is oriented vertically.Figure 23. SAS Chain Cable Features1. SAS cable connector on the physical-disk drawer (oriented horizontally)2. SAS cable connector to the midplane (oriented vertically)3. SAS chain cable (two per physical-disk drawer)32