Owners Manual

If the hard drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator ashes when the hard drive is turned o. You can remove the hard drive
when the hard drive indicators turn o.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation
supplied with your operating system.
NOTE: Hot swappable hard drives are supplied in hot swappable hard drive carriers that t in the hard drive slots.
Steps
1 To open the hard drive carrier release handle, press the release button.
2 Slide the hard drive carrier out of the hard drive slot.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive carrier blanks installed.
Figure 20. Removing a hot swappable hard drive or SSD
1
release button 2 hard drive carrier
3 hard drive carrier handle
Next steps
1 If you are not replacing the hard drive immediately, insert a hard drive carrier blank in the empty hard drive slot, or install a hard drive
carrier.
2 If removed, install the front bezel.
Related links
Safety instructions
Removing the optional front bezel
Installing a hot swappable hard drive carrier
Installing the optional front bezel
Installing a hot swappable hard drive carrier
Prerequisites
CAUTION
: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard drive backplane.
CAUTION: When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a hard drive carrier and
attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make
it unusable.
38 Installing and removing system components