Installing The Drive Carrier - Dell EMC PowerEdge XE2420 Installation And Service Manual

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 to support drive removal and
insertion.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the
documentation supplied with your operating system.
Steps
1. Press the release button to open the drive carrier release handle.
2. Holding the drive carrier release handle, slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot.
Figure 37. Removing a drive carrier
Next steps
Install a drive carrier or drive

Installing the drive carrier

Prerequisites
CAUTION: Before removing or installing a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storage
controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION: Combining SAS and SATA drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.
CAUTION: When installing a drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a 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-swap drive installation. See the
documentation supplied with your operating system.
CAUTION: When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed and the system is powered on, the drive automatically
begins to rebuild. Ensure that the replacement drive is blank or contains data that you wish to overwrite. Any data on
the replacement drive is immediately lost after the drive is installed.
NOTE: Ensure that the drive carrier's release handle is in the open position before inserting the carrier into the slot.
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