Dell PowerEdge R730xd Owner's Manual page 89

If the hard drive is online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes as the drive is turned off. When the hard
drive indicators are off, the hard drive is ready for removal.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive
installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.
Steps
1. Lift the hard drive carrier handle upward.
2. Press the release tab on the hard drive tray and lift the hard drive carrier handle upward to disengage
the hard drive from the backplane.
3. Hold the hard drive carrier handle and lift the hard drive carrier out of the hard drive tray.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard
drive blanks installed.
4. If you are not replacing the hard drive immediately, insert a hard drive blank in the empty hard drive
slot.
NOTE: Install the hard drive blanks in the hard drive carrier before installing the hard drive
carrier into the hard drive tray.
Figure 27. Removing a hard drive carrier from the hard drive tray
1. release tab on the hard drive tray
3. hard drive carrier
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Safety instructions
2. hard drive carrier handle
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