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CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation

for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive

removal and insertion.

CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the

documentation supplied with your operating system.

Steps

1. Press the release button to open the drive carrier release handle.

2. Holding the drive carrier release handle, slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot.

Figure 26. Removing a drive carrier

Next steps

Install a drive carrier or drive blank.

Installing the drive carrier

Prerequisites

CAUTION:

Before removing or installing a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the

storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and

insertion.

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 to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's

shield spring and make it unusable.

CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the

documentation supplied with your operating system.

CAUTION: When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed and the system is powered on, the drive

automatically begins to rebuild. Ensure that the replacement drive is blank or contains data that you wish to

overwrite. Any data on the replacement drive is immediately lost after the drive is installed.

NOTE: Ensure that the drive carrier's release handle is in the open position before inserting the carrier into the slot.

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