Dell PowerEdge R900 Support Question
Dell PowerEdge R900 Support Question
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Question posted by scarletwill on September 11th, 2013
Hard Drive Carrier
Can some one guide me with steps to replace the Hard Drive Carrier of Poweredge R900
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Answer #1: Posted by RathishC on September 11th, 2013 10:22 PM
RathishC
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Hi Scarletwill,
Please click on the link given below to access the Hardware Owner`s manual for the system and navigate to page 66 for steps on how to replace the hard drive carrier:
Hope this helps.
Thanks & Regards
Rathish C
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Related Dell PowerEdge R900 Manual Pages
Information Update - Page 4
... no longer respond. NOTE: For the full name of the hard drive(s). Safeguarding
Encrypted Data
On systems using the TPM with an encryption...Replacement - If you ever need to replace the system board, you must supply the recovery key when you restart your system or program, before you can access the encrypted data on your Hardware Owner's Manual.
Trademarks used in your hard drive...
Getting Started Guide - Page 5
..., or four Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processors 7300 Series.
• Support for up to five 3.5-inch, internal hot-pluggable SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) hard drives or support for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), which is not supported from Dell contains the correct version of this feature, you must use an operating system...
Getting Started Guide - Page 13
... MHz fully-buffered DIMMs with ECC protection and two-way lockstep operation
Thirty-two 240-pin
512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB
2 GB
128 GB
Drives SAS hard drives
Optical drive Flash drive
Up to five 3.5-inch, internal, hot-plug, (optional) with backplane support
or
Up to eight 2.5-inch, internal, hot-plug, (optional) with backplane support...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 3
Contents
1 About Your System 11
Other Information You May Need 11 Accessing System Features During Startup 12 Front Panel Features and Indicators 13
Hard Drive Indicator Codes 15 Connecting External Devices 18 Back Panel Features and Indicators 19 Connecting External Devices 20 Power Indicator Codes 20 NIC Indications 22 LCD ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 4
... Memory Information Screen 45 CPU Information Screen 45 Integrated Devices Screen 46 PCI IRQ Screen 47 Serial Communication Screen 47 Embedded Server Management Screen 48 System Security Screen 48 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Security Screen . 49 Exit Screen 49
System and ... and Installing the Top Cover 59
Removing the Top Cover 60 Installing the Top Cover 60 Hard Drives 62
4
Contents
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 5
Before You Begin 62 Removing a Drive Blank 62 Installing a Drive Blank 63 Removing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive 64 Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive 65
Replacing a Hard Drive Carrier 66 Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard Drive Carrier 66 Installing a SAS Hard Drive Into a SATAu Drive Carrier 66 Installing a SATA Hard Drive Into a SATAu Hard Drive Carrier 67
Power Supplies 68 Removing a Power Supply...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 7
System Battery 108 Replacing the System Battery 108
Activating the NIC TOE 110
I/O Riser 110 Removing the I/O Riser 110 Installing the I/O Riser 111
Installing a DRAC 112
SAS Backplane (Service-only Procedure 114 Removing the SAS Backplane (3.5" Hard Drives) . 114 Installing the SAS Backplane (3.5-inch Hard Drives) 116 Removing the SAS Backplane (2.5-inch Hard Drives) 116 Installing the ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 15
...2.0-compliant devices to the system.
One slimline optical drive. About Your System
15
The LCD lights amber ... system has been powered on. The LCD lights during normal system operation.
Hard Drive Indicator Codes
The hard drive carriers have two indicators-the drive-activity indicator and the drive-status indicator.
Provides system ID, status information, and system error messages. ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 57
... to the system and to install the following system components: • Hard drives • Replacing a hard drive carrier • Power supplies • System fans • Cooling shroud • SAS controller card • RAID battery • Configuring the boot device • PCI Express add-in cards • Optical drive • System memory • Processors • System battery •...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 62
... drive bays must replace the carrier with a drive blank. Hard Drives
This subsection describes how to install and configure SAS or SATA hard drives in the hard drive bays.
You may come with 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard drives. Long format times for removing a drive blank depends on the hard drive configuration you use only drives that have drive blanks installed. For 3.5-inch hard drive...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 63
... until the blank is free. 1 Press the drive blank release in the direction of the arrow. 2 Pry the ends of the blank outward until it is free of the drive bay. For 2.5-inch hard drive configurations, remove the blank as you would the 2.5-inch hard drive carrier: 1 Open the drive blank release handle to release the blank. Figure...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 64
... to ensure correct insertion into the drive bay and press evenly on the drive carrier signal that the drive can be removed safely. If the drive has been online, the green activity/fault indicator will flash as a 2.5inch hard drive carrier:
1 Open the handle on the drive blank.
2 Insert the drive blank into the drive bay until the blank is fully...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 65
... operating systems support hot-plug drive installation. Inserting a hard 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 is free of the drive bay.
5 If you do not replace the hard drive, insert a drive blank in the vacated drive bay. See "Installing a Drive Blank" on page 63". See...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 66
... SAS and SATA mounting screws. 1 Insert the SAS hard drive into the drive bay until the carrier contacts the
backplane. 4 Close the handle to the hard drive carrier.
Replacing a Hard Drive Carrier
Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard Drive Carrier
1 Remove the four screws from the carrier. When aligned correctly, the back of the hard drive will be installed only in the bay, remove it...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 67
... screw hole on the hard drive carrier.
3 Attach the four screws to secure the hard drive to the hard drive carrier. Installing System Components
67 Figure 3-5. Installing a SAS Hard Drive Into a SATAu Drive Carrier
1
2
3
SATAu SAS
1
Screw (4)
3
Hard drive
2
Drive carrier
Installing a SATA Hard Drive Into a SATAu Hard Drive Carrier
NOTE: The SATAu drive carrier is labeled "SATAu...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 143
NOTICE: Do not perform the following step if you have a SAS RAID controller card.
6 If you have intermittent problems. Replace the hard drive carrier.
g Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on page 165. See "Getting Help" on the system and attached peripherals. d Verify that the SAS ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 183
..., 63 removing, 62
memory, 92 power supply, 68, 137 processor filler, 106 space, 50, 53
BMC, 54
boot device configuring, 86
C
carrier RAID battery, 84 replacing hard-drive, 66
configuration baseboard management controller, 54 jumpers, 153 memory, 44 memory mirroring, 94 memory sparing, 93 non-optimal memory, 93 processor, 44 RAID, 13
connector ...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 184
..., 170 Enterprise Training and Certification, 167
diagnostics executing, 150 messages, 39 PowerEdge, 149 running system, 149 support service, 167 system, 149 testing options, 150 when to use, 150
drive blank installing, 63 removing, 62
drive carrier installing SAS hard drive into SATAu, 66 installing SATA hard drive into SATAu, 67
E
error messages responding to, 41
expansion card filler...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 185
... SAS backplane (2.5-inch hard
drives), 119 SAS backplane (3.5-inch hard
drives), 116 SAS controller card, 80 SAS hard drive into SATAu drive
carrier, 66 SATA hard drive into SATAu hard
drive carrier, 67 system battery. system board, 124 top cover, 60
integrated devices screen, 46
IRQ PCI screen, 47 troubleshooting assignment conflicts, 128
J
jumpers system board, 153
Index
185 See Replacing.
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 187
... card, 88 Power Interposer Board, 119 power supply, 68 processor, 104 processor filler blank, 106 processor heat sink, 101 RAID battery, 85 SAS backplane (2.5" hard
drives), 116 SAS backplane (3.5" hard
drives), 114 SAS controller card, 80 system board, 122 top cover, 60
replacing hard drive carrier, 66 optical drive mounting tray, 90 system battery, 108
S
safety, 127
Index
187
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