Owners Manual

Figure 25. Installing the mid drive tray

NOTE: The images shown here are for representation only and the actual configuration of your system may vary.

Next steps

1. Connect all the cables to the backplane.

2. Follow the procedures in After working inside your system.

Removing a drive blank from the drive carrier

The procedure to remove drive blank from drive carrier is identical to removal of drive from drive carrier. The procedure for

removing 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch blanks from drive carriers is identical.

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedures in Before working inside your system.

CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty drive slots must have drive blanks installed.

CAUTION: Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of NAS systems is not supported.

Steps

1. Push out at the edges of the drive carrier to disengage the tabs on the drive carrier from the slots on the drive blank.

2. Lift the drive carrier away from the drive blank.

Installing and removing system components