Hard drives, Removing a hard-drive blank – Dell PowerEdge R715 User Manual
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Installing System Components
Hard Drives
All drives connect to the system board through the SAS/SATA backplane
board mounted on the front-chassis assembly. Hard drives are supplied in
hot-swappable drive carriers that fit in the hard-drive bays.
CAUTION:
Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is
running, see the documentation for the SAS controller card to ensure that the host
adapter is configured correctly to support hot-swap drive removal and installation.
CAUTION:
Do not turn off or reboot your system while the drive is being formatted.
Doing so can cause a drive failure.
NOTE:
Use only drives that have been tested and approved for use with the
SAS/SATA backplane board.
When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be
completed. Be aware that high-capacity hard drives can take a number of
hours to format.
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must
have drive blanks installed.
1 If installed, remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on
2 Grasp the front of the hard-drive blank, press the release button and slide
the blank out until it is free of the drive bay. See Figure 3-4.
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