Installing A Hard-Drive Blank; Removing A Hard-Drive Carrier - Dell DX6004S Hardware Owner's Manual

Figure 3-5. Removing and Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
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1 hard-drive blank

Installing a Hard-Drive Blank

Align the hard-drive blank with the drive bay and insert the blank into the
drive bay until the release lever clicks into place. See Figure 3-5.

Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier

CAUTION:
installation. See the documentation supplied with the operating system.
1 If applicable, remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on
page 75.
2 Prepare the hard drive for removal. Wait until the hard-drive indicators
on the hard-drive carrier signal that the drive can be removed safely. See
your storage controller documentation for information about hot-swap
hard drive removal.
If the hard drive has been online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes
as the hard drive is powered down. When the hard-drive indicators are
off, the hard drive is ready for removal. See Figure 1-3.
3 Press the release button and open the hard-drive carrier release handle to
release the hard-drive carrier. See Figure 3-6.
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Installing System Components
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Ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive
2 release lever