Drives; Removing A Drive Blank - Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 Installation And Service Manual

Steps
1 Align the tabs on the air shroud with the securing slots on the chassis.
2 Lower the air shroud into the chassis until it is firmly seated.
NOTE: When the cooling shroud is properly seated, the chassis intrusion-switch on the cooling shroud connects to the
chassis intrusion-switch connector on the system board.
Figure 27. Installing the air shroud
Next step
Follow the procedure listed in

Drives

Drives are supplied in hot swappable drive carriers that fit in the drive slots.
CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storage
controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly.
CAUTION: Do not turn off or restart your system while a drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a drive failure.
When you format a drive, allow enough time for the formatting to complete. Be aware that high-capacity drives can take a long time to
format.

Removing a drive blank

The procedure for removing 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive blanks is identical.
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2 If installed, remove the front
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots.
After working inside your system.
Safety instructions.
bezel.
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