Before you begin
If replacing an existing hard drive, remove the hard drive that you want to replace.
About this task
Important To ensure adequate system cooling, do not operate the server for more than 2 minutes without either a hard disk drive or a filler panel installed in each bay.
Important Always use an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system when you work inside the server. For more information, see Protecting against ESD damage.
Procedure
- Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted metal surface on the server.
- Remove the drive from the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
- Make sure that the tray handle is in the open (unlocked) position.
- Align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay. See the following figure.
1 Drive-tray assembly 2 Drive handle 3 Filler panel 
1 Latch 2 Handle 3 Filler panel handle - Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive stops.
- Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) position.
- If the drive was hot-swapped, check the hard disk drive status LED to verify that the hard disk drive is operating correctly.
After you replace a failed hard disk drive, the green activity LED flashes as the disk is accessed. When the new drive starts to rebuild, the amber LED flashes slowly, and the green activity LED remains lit during the rebuild process. The rebuild process takes approximately 30 minutes. An amber LED that remains lit indicates a faulty drive that you must replace.