Installing A Hard-Drive Blank; Removing A Hard-Drive Carrier - Dell PowerEdge C6145 Hardware Owner's Manual

Installing a Hard-Drive Blank

1 Slide the hard-drive blank into the drive bay until the hard-drive blank
makes contact with the backplane. See Figure 3-2.

Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier

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.
1 Turn the lock lever counterclockwise until it points to the unlock
symbol.
2 Slide the release button to open the release handle. See Figure 3-3.
3 Using the release handle, pull the hard-drive carrier out of the hard-
drive bay.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must
have drive blanks installed.
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