Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- PowerVault NX3340 Network Attached Storage System Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- NX3340 system product overview
- Technical specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- System Information
- Viewing System Information
- System Information details
- Memory Settings
- Viewing Memory Settings
- Memory Settings details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Boot Settings details
- Choosing system boot mode
- Changing boot order
- Integrated Devices
- Viewing Integrated Devices
- Integrated Devices details
- Serial Communication
- Viewing Serial Communication
- Serial Communication details
- System Profile Settings
- Viewing System Profile Settings
- System Profile Settings details
- System Security
- Viewing System Security
- System Security Settings details
- Creating a system and setup password
- Using your system password to secure your system
- Deleting or changing system and setup password
- Operating with setup password enabled
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Diagnostics and indicators
- Jumpers and connectors
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Front bezel
- System cover
- Backplane cover
- Inside the system
- Air shroud
- Cooling fans
- System memory
- Processors and heat sinks
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Network daughter card
- Integrated storage controller card
- Hard drives
- Drive backplane
- System battery
- USB module
- Optional internal USB memory key
- Optical drive—optional
- Power supply units
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Getting help
Installing a drive into the drive carrier
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Mixing drive carriers from other generations of storage systems is not supported.
Steps
1. Insert the drive into the drive carrier with the connector end of the drive towards the back of the carrier.
2. Align the screw holes on the drive with the screws holes on the drive carrier.
When aligned correctly, the back of the drive is flush with the back of the drive carrier.
3. Secure the drive to the drive carrier with screws.
Figure 59. Installing a drive into the drive carrier
Drive backplane
The drive backplanes supported in NX3340 is 2.5 inch (x8) SAS and SATA.
NOTE:
Mixing of 2.5 inch 10K or 15K SAS drives with 2.5 inch 7.2K SATA on the same backplane is not supported. You can
mix solid state drives with hard drives on the same backplane.
Removing the drive backplane
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the drives from the system before removing
the backplane.
CAUTION: Note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before you remove the drive so that you
can replace them in the same location.
NOTE: The procedure to remove the backplane is similar for all backplane configurations.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedures in Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the air shroud.
4. Remove the backplane cover.
5. Remove all drives from the hard-drive slots from the front of the system.
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Installing and removing system components