Installing A Hard Drive; Removing A Hard Drive From A Hard Drive Carrier - Dell PowerEdge C6320 Owner's Manual

Installing a hard drive

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 are shipped with your product.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive bays must have drive blanks
installed.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
Steps
1. With the lever on the hard drive carrier open, slide the hard drive carrier into the drive bay until the
hard drive connector engages with the backplane.
2. Close the release handle to lock the hard drive in place.
3. Turn the lock lever clockwise to the lock symbol.
Next steps
1. To check the status of the hard drive, see the hard drive activity and status indicators. For more
information, see the Hard drive indicator patterns section.
2. Check the management software to verify the status of the installed hard drive.
Related Links
Safety instructions
Hard drive indicator patterns

Removing a hard drive from a 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 are shipped with your product.
CAUTION: When installing a hard drive carrier, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed.
Inserting a hard drive carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier
can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swappable drive
installation. See the documentation supplied with the operating system.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
Steps
1. Remove the screws.
2. Lift the hard drive out of the hard drive carrier.
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