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Installing a drive blank, Removing a hard-drive carrier, Figure 3-5 – Dell PowerEdge R310 User Manual

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Installing System Components

Figure 3-5.

Removing and Installing a Hard-Drive Blank

Installing a Drive Blank

Align the hard-drive blank with the drive bay and insert the blank into the
drive bay until the release lever clicks into place. See Figure 3-5.

Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier

CAUTION:

Ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive

installation. See the documentation supplied with the operating system.

1 If applicable, remove the front bezel. See "Front Bezel (Optional)" on

page 77.

2 Using the RAID management software, prepare the hard drive for removal.

Wait until the hard-drive indicators on the hard-drive carrier signal that
the drive can be removed safely. See your storage controller
documentation for information about hot-swap hard drive removal.
If the hard drive has been online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes
as the hard drive is powered down. When the hard-drive indicators are
off, the hard drive is ready for removal. See Figure 1-3.

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hard-drive blank

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release lever

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