Supported Hard Drive Configurations; Removing A 2.5-Inch Hot Swappable Hard Drive Blank - Dell PowerEdge R330 Owner's Manual

CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a hard drive while the system is running, see the
documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured
correctly to support hot swappable hard drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION: Do not turn off or restart your system while the hard drive is being formatted. Doing so
can cause a hard drive failure.
Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard drive backplane.
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 long time to format.

Supported hard drive configurations

Depending on the configuration, your system supports one of the following:
Four hard drive Up to four 3.5-inch hot-swappable SATA hard drives, or SATA solid state drives
systems (SSDs)
Up to four 3.5-inch cabled hard drives
Six hard drive Up to four 3.5-inch cabled hard drives and two optional 1.8-inch SSDs in the
systems optical drive slot
Eight hard drive
Up to eight 2.5-inch, hot-swappable hard drives/SSDs
systems
NOTE: SAS/SATA hard drives cannot be mixed in a system.
The hot-swappable hard drives connect to the system board through the hard drive backplane. Hot-
swappable hard drives are supplied in hot-swappable hard drive carriers that fit in the hard drive slots.

Removing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive blank

Prerequisites
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 came with the product.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive
blanks installed.
1. Ensure that you follow the
2. If installed, remove the bezel.
Steps
Press the release button and slide the hard drive blank out of the hard drive slot.
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Safety instructions.