4.5 Removing and Replacing the Hard Drive
 
 

 

 

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  Removing the hard drive

To remove the hard disk drive:

  1. Make sure the HMC cover is in place and fully closed.

    Attention: To avoid damage to the hard disk drive connectors, make sure that the HMC cover is in place and fully closed whenever you install or remove a hard disk drive.


  2. Turn off the HMC and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.

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  1. Remove the filler panel from the bay.

    Note: To make sure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the HMC for more than two minutes without either a hard disk drive or a filler panel installed in each bay.

  2. Pull the loops of the drive tray toward each other and pull the tray out of the bay.










 
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