Installing A 3.5-Inch Hot Swappable Hard Drive Carrier Blank; Removing A 3.5-Inch Cabled Hard Drive Carrier - Dell PowerEdge R230 Owner's Manual

Installing 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.
1. Ensure that you follow the
2. If installed, remove the front bezel.
Steps
Insert the hard drive carrier blank into the hard drive slot, and push the hard drive carrier blank until
the release button clicks into place.
Next steps
If removed, install the front bezel.
Related Tasks
Removing the optional front bezel
Installing the optional front bezel

Removing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier

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.
1. Ensure that you follow the
2. Follow the procedure listed in
NOTE: The empty cabled hard drive carrier can be used as a blank.
Steps
1. Disconnect the data and power cable from the hard drive.
2. Press the release tab on the hard drive carrier and 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.
3. Insert a hard drive blank in the empty hard drive slot.
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Safety instructions.
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your system.