Hitachi AMS 2100 Hardware Manual page 262

1. Remove the front bezel. Grasp the front bezel at both upper corners and
pull out and down. When the bezel is free of the catches at both ends,
lift the bezel up and away from the unit. Put it aside. You will reinstall it
at the end of this procedure.
NOTE: If you are installing multiple drives, remove only one drive filler at
a time and install a drive in the slot before removing the next drive filler.
2. If you have not already done so, put on an antistatic wrist strap. See the
Prerequisites in this chapter for further information.
3. Unpack the new disk drive and put the drive on an antistatic mat.
CAUTION! Time Limit between steps.
Complete step 5 within 10 minutes after completing step 4. It is
possible for the unit to overheat and shut down if enough cooling
air is allowed to escape from the open drive slot.
4. Loosen the mounting screws and remove the filler ("dummy disk drive")
from the slot where you want to install the new drive. You may note that
cooling air is coming out of the open slot.
5. Unlock the lock lever on the new drive, as shown in
Item
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6. Gently slide the new disk drive in the open slot in the expansion unit.
7. Gently slide the drive into the slot line the lock tab up with the slot up
with the hole in the chassis.
8. Close the lock lever. As you do this, the disk drive is pulled into the
chassis and the electrical connector is plugged into the socket.
9. Make sure that the disk drive is fully inserted and that the lock lever
"clicks" when fully closed.
10. Verify that the drive begins to run (spins up) as soon as it is fully
inserted into the slot and is connected electrically to the unit.
If the drive is a replacement for a failed drive, as soon as the drive is
operational, the system will begin copying data to it. The system copy is
completed in approximately 1 minute 30 seconds for each disk drive.
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Figure 9-4: Unlocking the Lock Lever
Table 9-3: Unlocking the Lock Lever
Description
Lock Tab
Upgrading the hardware
Hitachi AMS 2100/2300 Storage System Hardware Guide
Figure
Item Description
Lock Lever
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9-4.