HP Disk Drive ReplacementInstructionsThese instructions apply to Fibre Channel and SASdisk drives.© Copyright 2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.First edition: May 2011The information in this document is subject to change without notice.Printed in Puerto Ricowww.hp.com*652989-001*About this documentFor the latest documentation, go to http://www.hp.com/support/manuals, and select your product.The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in theexpress warranty statements accompanying such products and services.Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additionalwarranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors oromissions contained herein.WARRANTY STATEMENT: To obtain a copy of the warranty for thisproduct, see the warranty information website:http://www.hp.com/go/storagewarrantyBefore you beginObserve the following precautions when replacing the disk:• Ensure you have a replacement part available before removing thefailed component. Removing a component impacts cooling withinthe enclosure. Use a drive blank if a new drive is not available.• HP recommends that the replacement drive matches the capacity andspeed of the original drive. For example, if the original drive was a300 GB, 15K RPM drive, the replacement would be a 300 GB, 15KRPM drive.• Do not remove more than one disk at a time from the enclosure.Doing so would impact cooling of the enclosure and may cause dataloss.• Parts can be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use proper anti-static protection.• Have a copy of the product user guide available for reference. Youcan download a copy of the user guide from the product supportpage on the HP website.Figure 1 shows the numbering of Fibre Channel disk drives in the diskenclosure used with the EVA.Figure 1 FC disk drive numbering.Figure 2 shows the numbering of SAS small form factor (SFF) disk drivesand Figure 3 shows the numbering of large form factor (LFF) disk drivesin the disk enclosure used with the P6300/P6500 EVA.Figure 2 SAS SFF disk drive numbering.Page 1