Apple XSERVE RAID manual

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    073-0666 Re v . E  Xserve, Xserve G5, Xserve RAID Hard Drive Replacement Instructions F ollow the instructions in this sheet carefully . F ailure to f ollo w these instructions could damage your equipment and v oid its w arranty . Online instructions cov ering customer-installable par ts are av ailab le at http://www .info .apple.com/installpar [...]

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    Xserve, Xserve G5, Xserve RAID Hard Drive - 2 Removing the Installed Hard Dri ve 1. Make sure the driv e being replaced is not in use by an y application and that remo ving it will not disrupt the RAID scheme in use. 2. Press the handle on the front of the drive module so the handle pops out. (Figure 1) Note: The illustrations below are for Xserve [...]

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    Xserve, Xserve G5, Xserve RAID Hard Drive - 3 Installing the Replacement Hard Driv e 1. Press the handle on the front of the replacement drive module so that the handle pops out. 2. Place your fi ngers on the center of the driv e f aceplate directly below the handle . Push the drive into the empty ba y until its connector clic ks into place. 3. Pr[...]