Removing Drive Blanks; Removing A Drive Carrier - Dell PowerProtect DM5500 Installation Manual

back in the correct slots, the appliance may not function properly. It is recommended that you label each drive
with its slot number using painter or gaffer tape as you remove each drive from the chassis. You should remove
the drives in a top to bottom order.
Slots are numbered 0-23 in the two drive bays, and there is an imprint at the bottom of each bay denoting the
slot number, as shown in the following image.
To access the front drives for removal, you must
To access the middle drives in drive bay 2 for removal, you must
If your system contains drive blanks, follow the procedure to
Steps
1. Press the release button to open the drive carrier release handle.
2. Holding the handle, slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot.
Figure 14. Removing a drive carrier
Next steps
Close the drive bays.

Removing drive blanks

Prerequisites
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots.
Steps
Press the release button, and slide the drive blank out of the drive slot.
remove the bezel.
open the drive
remove drive blanks.
bay.
Install the DM5500 in the rack 23