Installing A Hot Swappable Hard Drive Carrier - Dell PowerEdge R430 Owner's Manual

Steps
1. To open the hard drive carrier release handle, press the release button.
2. Slide the hard drive carrier out of the hard drive slot.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive carrier blanks
installed.
Figure 34. Removing a hot swappable hard drive or SSD
a. release button
b. hard drive carrier
c. hard drive carrier handle
Next steps
1. If you are not replacing the hard drive immediately, insert a hard drive carrier blank in the empty hard drive slot, or install a
hard drive carrier.
2. If removed, install the front bezel.
Related references
Safety instructions on page 71
Related tasks
Removing the optional front bezel

Installing a hot swappable hard drive carrier

Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank
Installing the optional front bezel
Installing a hot swappable hard drive carrier
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard drive backplane.
CAUTION: When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a hard drive
carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed
carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the
documentation supplied with your operating system.
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