Removing A Hard Drive Blank From A Hard Drive Carrier - Dell DL4300 Owner's Manual

7. guide pin on the chassis (4)
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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After working inside your system
Before working inside your system

Removing a hard drive blank from a hard drive carrier

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
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 are shipped with your product.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive
blanks installed.
Steps
1. Push out at the edges of the carrier to disengage the tabs on the hard drive carrier from the slots on
the hard drive blank.
2. Lift the hard drive carrier away from the hard drive blank.
Figure 19. Removing the hard drive blank from a hard drive carrier
1. hard drive blank
3. hard drive carrier
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2. tab on the hard drive carrier (4)