Owners Manual

3. Press the release button on the front of the hard drive carrier and open the hard drive carrier handle.
4. Insert the hard drive carrier into the hard drive slot until the carrier comes in contact with the backplane.
5. Close the hard drive carrier handle to lock the hard drive in place.
Figure 21. Installing a hot-swappable hard drive carrier
a. release button
b. hard drive carrier
c. hard drive carrier handle
Related references
Safety instructions on page 53
Related tasks
Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier on page 68
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by
your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive blanks installed.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
Steps
Press the release button and slide the blank out of the hard drive slot.
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