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Installing and removing enclosure components
2.5-inch hard drive or solid state drive
A hard drive is a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information.
CAUTION: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the SAS or SATA backplane.
The following are the guidelines for installing a mix of SAS hard drives, SATA hard drives, and SSDs:
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Each sled supports six 2.5-inch hard drives or Solid State Drives.
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Only two drive types can be mixed per sled.
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Drives 0 and 1 must be of the same type.
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The remaining drives must be of the same type.
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SAS hard drive support is based on the Mezzanine card and the onboard configuration supports only SATA hard drives.
Removing 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: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive bays must have hard drive blanks installed.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
Steps
1.
Turn the lock lever counterclockwise until it points to the unlock symbol.
2.
Slide the release button to open the release handle.
3.
Using the release handle, pull the hard drive carrier out of the hard drive bay.
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