Hard Drives; Removing A 3.5-Inch Hot Swappable Hard Drive Carrier Blank - Dell XC430 Owner's Manual

Steps
1. Press the lock release on the SATADOM and plug the SATADOM into the preferred SATADOM
connector on the system board.
NOTE: The preferred SATADOM connector is SATA9 and is indicated in blue. You can also use
SATA8 connector that is indicated in black.
2. Plug the power cable into the SATADOM TBU power connector on the system board.
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in

Hard drives

Your system supports the following:
Four hard-drive Up to four 3.5 inch hot-swappable SAS HDD, SATA HDD, or SATA SSD
systems
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.
CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a hot-swappable 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-swap hard drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION: Do not turn off or reboot your system while the hard drive is being formatted. Doing
so can cause a hard drive failure.
NOTE: 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 number of hours to format.

Removing a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier 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 drive carrier
blanks installed.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions section.
2. If installed, remove the front bezel.
Steps
Press the release button and slide the hard drive carrier blank out of the hard drive slot.
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After working inside your system.