Removing A 3.5-Inch Cabled Hard Drive Carrier - Dell W4X15 Owner's Manual

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Removing the optional front bezel
Installing the optional front bezel

Removing a 3.5-inch cabled 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.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. If installed, remove the front bezel.
4. If connected, disconnect the power and data cable from the hard drive.
NOTE: The empty cabled hard drive carrier can be used as a blank.
Steps
1. Press the release tab on the hard drive carrier and slide the hard drive carrier out of the hard drive
slot.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard
drive carrier blanks installed.
2. Insert a hard drive blank in the empty hard drive slot.
Figure 32. Removing a cabled hard drive carrier
1. hard drive
3. release tab
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2. power/data cable
4. hard drive carrier