Removing A Drive Carrier - Dell 0G8DW Installation And Service Manual

Removing a drive carrier

Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2 If applicable, remove the front
3 Using the management software, prepare the drive for removal.
If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the drive indicators are off, the
drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller.
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storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.
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supplied with your operating system.
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 75. Removing a drive carrier
Next steps
1 Follow the procedure listed in
2 Install a drive carrier.
3 If you are not replacing the drive immediately, insert a drive blank in the empty drive slot to maintain proper system cooling.
Safety instructions.
bezel.
Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the
Mixing drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the documentation
After working inside your system.
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