22   DV900 Series‎ Hard Drive Installation

The system comes with a pre-installed 3.5" SATA hard drive. You can replace the hard drive with one up to a maximum size of 8TB.

22.1  Installing a Hard Drive

    To install the hard drive:
  1. Insert hard drive screws (4x) on the hard drive and tighten them half way.
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  2. Power off the system, and unplug all cabling from the system.
  3. Remove the rear panel screws (4x) and side panel screws (1x on each side). Remove the cover.
  4. Place the hard drive over the screw slots on the bottom of the system and then slide the hard drive into place. The SATA connectors on the hard drive should face the right side of the unit if looking at it from the rear.
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  5. Connect the SATA power and data cable to the hard drive.
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  6. Turn the system over carefully. Tighten the hard drive screws (4x) to secure the hard drive.
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  7. Replace the cover and cover screws (6x).

22.2  Removing the Hard Drive

  1. Power off the system, and unplug all cabling from the system.
  2. Remove the rear panel screws (4x) and side panel screws (1x on each side). Remove the cover.
  3. Turn the system over and loosen the hard drive screws (4x), but do not remove them.
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  4. Disconnect the SATA power and data cable from the hard drive.
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  5. Carefully turn the system over. Slide the hard drive and then lift it out of the system.
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  6. Replace the cover and cover screws (6x).

22.3  Formatting Hard Drives

You must format hard drives before you may use them with the system.
To format the hard drive:
  1. From the Main Menu, click icon and then click Storage>HDD Manager.
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  2. Select the hard dive you would like to format and then click Format. Click OK to confirm.
  3. Click OK to save changes. The system will restart to complete the formatting process.