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Removing a hard drive – Dell PowerEdge R910 User Manual

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Installing System Components

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Removing a Hard Drive

CAUTION:

Ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive

installation. See the documentation supplied with the operating system.

1 If installed, remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on

page 87.

2 From the management software, prepare the drive for removal. Wait until

the hard-drive indicators on the drive carrier signal that the drive can be

removed safely. See your controller documentation for information about

hot-swap drive removal.
If the drive has been online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes as

the drive is powered down. When the drive indicators are off, the drive is

ready for removal.

3 Open the drive carrier release handle to release the drive. See

Figure 3-12.

4 Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay.

CAUTION:

To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must

have drive blanks installed.

5 Insert a drive blank in the empty drive bay. See "Installing a Hard-Drive

Blank" on page 108.

6 If applicable, install the front bezel. See "Installing the Front Bezel" on

page 87.

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