Removing A Hard Drive - Dell 1955 Hardware Owner's Manual

Installing a Hard Drive
NOTICE:
When a replacement hot-pluggable hard drive is installed and the server module is powered on, the hard
drive automatically begins to rebuild. Make absolutely sure that the replacement hard drive is blank or contains
data that you wish to have over-written. Any data on the replacement hard drive is immediately lost after the hard
drive is installed.
NOTICE:
Not all operating systems support hot-plug drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your
operating system.
1 Open the hard-drive carrier handle. See Figure 3-21.
Figure 3-21. Installing a Hard Drive
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2 Insert the hard-drive carrier into the drive bay.
3 Close the hard-drive carrier handle to lock it in place.

Removing a Hard Drive

NOTICE:
Not all operating systems support hot-plug drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your
operating system.
1 Take the hard drive offline and wait until the hard-drive indicator codes on the drive carrier signal that
the drive may be removed safely. See Figure 1-4.
When all indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal.
See your operating system documentation for more information on taking the hard drive offline.
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