Drives; Removing The Drive Carrier - Dell EMC PowerEdge R350 Installation And Service Manual

Figure 28. Cable routing - 8 x 2.5-inch drive SAS or SATA backplane with control panel
Table 17. Connector descriptions for 8 x 2.5-inch drive SAS or SATA backplane with control panel
From
J_PWR_1 (BOSS card connector)
LEFT EAR (LEFT EAR connector)
RIGHT_EAR (RIGHT_EAR connector)

Drives

Removing the drive carrier

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
2. If installed, remove the front
3. Using the management software, prepare the drive for removal. If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator
blinks while the drive is powering off. When the drive indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal. For more information,
see the documentation for the storage controller.
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.
Safety instructions.
bezel.
To
SL2_PCH_PA2 (signal connector on the system board, cable
marking SL2_PCH_PA2)
LEFT_LED (LEFT_LED connector)
CTRL_PNL (Control panel connector)
Installing and removing system components 39