Installing the cooling shroud, Hard drives, Removing a hard-drive blank – Dell DX6012S User Manual
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Installing System Components
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Installing the Cooling Shroud
1 Align the shroud using the center of the numbered fan bays as a guide.
2 Press the cooling shroud down into the chassis.
3 Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 71.
4 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on,
including any attached peripherals.
Hard Drives
Your system supports 3.5-inch (SAS or SATA) hard drives in 3.5-inch hot-
swap hard drive carrier. The hard drives are installed at the front of the system
(see Figure 3-1). Front-mounted hard drives are connected to a SAS
backplane through hard-drive carriers and can be configured as hot-
swappable.
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must
have drive blanks installed.
NOTE:
This section is applicable to systems with hot-swappable hard drives only.
1 If applicable, remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on
2 Grasp the front of the hard-drive blank, press the release lever on
the right side, and slide the blank out until it is free of the drive bay.
See Figure 3-5.
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