Installing A Hot Swappable Hard Drive Into A Hard Drive Carrier; Cabled Drives; Removing The Internal Hard Drive Bay - Dell E30S Series Owner's Manual

Next steps
1. Install the hot swappable hard drive into the hard drive carrier.
2. Install the hot swappable hard drive carrier into the system.

Installing a hot swappable hard drive into 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.
Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
Steps
1. Insert the hard drive into the hard drive carrier with the connector end of the hard drive facing the back of the hard drive
carrier.
2. Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the screw holes on the hard drive carrier.
When aligned correctly, the back of the hard drive is flush with the back of the hard drive carrier.
3. Install the screws to secure the hard drive to the hard drive carrier.
Figure 39. Installing a hard drive into a hard drive carrier
a. screw (4)
b. hard drive
c. hard drive carrier

Cabled drives

Your system supports up to four 3.5 inch (SAS or SATA) cabled drives. Cabled drives are installed in an internal drive bay.
CAUTION: Do not turn off or restart your system while the drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a drive
failure.
Use only drives that have been tested and approved for use with your system.
NOTE:

Removing the internal hard drive bay

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.
94 Installing and removing system components