Owners Manual

Removing a drive blank
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 If installed, remove the front bezel.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots.
CAUTION: Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of XC Series Appliance and XC Core System is not supported.
Step
Press the release button, and slide the drive blank out of the drive slot.
Figure 28. Removing a drive blank
Next steps
1 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
2 Install a drive or a drive blank.
Installing a drive blank
The procedure for installing 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch drive blanks is identical.
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
CAUTION
: Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of XC Series Appliance and XC Core System is not supported.
About this task
Insert the drive blank into the drive slot, and push the blank until the release button clicks into place.
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Installing and removing system components