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Installing a hard-drive blank, Removing a hot-swap hard drive – Dell POWEREDGE R710 User Manual

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Installing System Components

Figure 3-4.

Removing and Installing a Hard Drive Blank

Installing a Hard-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.

Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive

CAUTION:

Ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive removal

and installation. See the documentation provided with your operating system for
more information.

1 If present, remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel."
2 From the RAID 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 SAS RAID controller documentation for
information about hot-swap drive removal.

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3.5-in hard drive blank

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2.5-in hard drive blank

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release latch

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