Removing A 2.5-Inch Hot Swappable Hard Drive From A 3.5-Inch Hard Drive Adapter; Hard Drive Backplane - Dell PowerEdge T330 Owner's Manual

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Removing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter

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. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
3. Remove the 3.5-inch hard drive adapter from the 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.
NOTE: A 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive is installed in a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter, which is then installed in the 3.5-
inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.
Steps
1. Remove the screws from the side of the 3.5-inch hard drive adapter.
2. Remove the 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from the 3.5-inch hard drive adapter.
Figure 37. Removing 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter
1. 3.5-inch hard drive adapter
3. 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive
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Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier

Hard drive backplane

Your system supports an x8 SAS/SATA backplane for 3.5-inch hard drives.
NOTE: The x8 backplane also supports up to eight 2.5-inch (SAS, SATA, or SSD) hot swappable hard drives installed in
3.5-inch hard drive adapters, which are then installed in the 3.5-inch hard drive carriers.
NOTE: Only systems with hot swappable hard drives support hard drive backplanes.
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