ProcedureConsole (Recon)Replacement/FRUReplace

Remove and install an RDD disk/power-supply unit (Rorke Data)

Remove and reinstall a disk drive unit or the power supply unit in the RDD (raw-data disk array) cabinet, using the Rorke Data variant's carrier-handle mechanism.

Applies to
Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) — Console (Recon) volume, source 2D201-079, §6.7.3.4 ("Procedures for removing/installing the disk drive unit/power supply unit"), p.86-88. This section immediately follows the Rorke Data RDD configuration section (§6.7.3.x, p.83-85) and describes the carrier-handle mechanism (grasp/pull to remove; insert-straight, pull-handle-hold, push-until-click to install) used by that variant — distinct from the Medea JBOD variant's carrier-screw/release-lever mechanism, documented under its own earlier section (p.81-83). Source's own text within p.86-88 does not restate the "Rorke Data" name; the attribution follows the manual's section sequence and carrier mechanism, not a repeated label. Applies to any of the disk drive unit carriers (#1 to #5, in slots 1-5) and the power supply unit carrier (PS0) in the RDD cabinet.
Personnel
1 technician · Basic/Intermediate — grasp a carrier handle and pull the unit straight out, or insert a carrier straight into its slot and push the handle until it clicks; no fastener, screw, torque value, or test equipment is stated anywhere in this section. What raises the stakes is not the manual skill but care: the disk drive is stated to be particularly shock-sensitive, and reinstalling a disk in the wrong slot invalidates its stored data. (Skill assessment derived from the procedure's content — not an OEM-stated skill level.)
Steps
5 steps
Source
2D201-079E*H p.86-88

Tools & parts

ItemPart numberQty
Disk drive unit carrier (#1-#5)n/a in sourceIntegral carrier handle; no separate screw or fastener stated in source
Power supply unit carrier (PS0)n/a in sourceIntegral carrier handle; no separate screw or fastener stated in source

Safety

NOTICE

Hazard: the disk drive unit/power supply carrier subjected to shock while it is removed or inserted

Consequence: damage to the disk drive — source states it is "particularly sensitive to shock"

Avoidance: handle the carrier without shock; do not drop, jar, or bump it during removal or installation

NOTICE

Hazard: a disk reinstalled in a different slot than the one it was removed from

Consequence: the stored data becomes invalid, because the disk array's arrangement depends on slot order

Avoidance: before removing a disk that will be reused, write down the number of the slot it is set in, to enable correct remounting

Full step-by-step for Remove and install an RDD disk/power-supply unit (Rorke Data)

All 5 steps are documented in the FSELIB Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.

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Source: 2D201-079E*H p.86-88. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.