Installing a hard-drive blank, Removing a hot-swap hard drive, Figure 3-7 – Dell PowerEdge R510 User Manual

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Figure 3-7.

Removing or Installing a Hard-Drive Blank

Installing a Hard-Drive Blank

Align the hard-drive blank with the drive bay and insert the blank into the
drive bay until the release lever clicks into place. See Figure 3-7.

Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive

1 If applicable, remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on

page 86.

2 Using the RAID management software, prepare the drive for removal. Wait

until the hard-drive indicators on the drive carrier signal that the drive can
be removed safely. See "Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns" on page 21.

If the drive has been online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes as
the drive is powered down. When the drive indicators are off, the drive is
ready for removal.

3 Press the release button and open the drive carrier release handle to

release the drive. See Figure 3-8.

4 Slide the hard drive out of the drive bay.
5 Insert a drive blank in the vacated drive bay. See "Installing a Hard-Drive

Blank" on page 92.

CAUTION:

To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must

have hard-drive blanks installed.

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hard-drive blank

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release lever

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