Owners Manual

3. Open the physical-disk drawer.
4. Identify and locate the faulty physical disk in the physical-disk drawer.
CAUTION: Remove the physical disk from the system only if the service action allowed indicator lights blue.
Removing the physical disk from the system when the service action allowed indicator is off may damage the
system.
NOTE: The service action required indicator lights blue on the:
● RAID controller module
● physical-disk drawer
● physical disk
5. Press the release tab to disengage the physical-disk carrier handle.
6. Rotate the physical-disk carrier handle upward to disengage the physical disk from its connector.
7. Hold the physical-disk carrier handle and lift the physical disk out and away from the system.
Figure 19. Removing and installing the physical disk in the physical-disk drawer
1.
physical disk 2. physical-disk carrier handle
3. physical-disk connector 4. notches (2)
5. raised buttons (2) 6. physical-disk carrier
7. release tab (12)
Installing a physical disk in a physical-disk drawer
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 are shipped with your product.
1. Rotate the physical-disk carrier handle upward to the vertical position.
2. Align the two raised buttons with the notches on the physical-disk drawer, lower the physical disk into the slot in the
physical-disk drawer.
NOTE: Ensure that you install the physical disk from left to right and from front to back.
26 Installing and removing system components