Installing A Hard Drive Blank; Removing A Hard Drive - Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 Installation And Service Manual

Installing a hard drive blank

Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
CAUTION: Mixing hard drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
Steps
Insert the hard drive blank into the hard drive slot, and push until the release button clicks into place.
Figure 34. Installing a hard drive blank
Next steps
1 If removed, install the front bezel.
2 Follow the procedure listed in
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Installing the optional front bezel

Removing a hard drive

Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2 If applicable, remove the front bezel.
3 Using the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal.
If the hard drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the hard drive indicators are
off, the hard drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller.
CAUTION:
the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support hard drive removal and
insertion.
CAUTION:
CAUTION:
supplied with your operating system.
Steps
1 Press the release button to open the hard drive release handle.
2 Holding the handle, slide the hard drive out of the hard drive slot.
Safety instructions.
After working inside your
Safety instructions.
Before attempting to remove or install a hard drive while the system is running, see the documentation for
Mixing hard drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the documentation
system.
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