Installing A 3.5-Inch Hard-Drive Into A Standard Hard-Drive Carrier; Flexible Hard-Drive Carrier; Removing A Flexible Hard-Drive Carrier - Dell PowerEdge C8000 Hardware Owner's Manual

Installing a 3.5-inch Hard-Drive Into a Standard Hard-Drive Carrier

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 is not covered by
warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
1 Insert the new hard-drive into the metal shield and then align the holes on
the hard-drive with the holes on the metal shield. Make sure that the metal
shield with the arrow labeled "Inside" is pointing up and the label on the
drive is facing up. See Figure 2-6.
2 Lower the hard-drive assembly into the standard hard-drive carrier. See
Figure 2-6.
3 Flex the standard hard-drive carrier's right-side rail and insert the carrier
pins into the hard-drive assembly's mounting holes and then flex the left-
side rail and insert the carrier pins into the other mounting holes.
4 Fit the t-shaped end of the carrier strap handle into the notch and then
twist to lock the strap handle. See Figure 2-6.

Flexible Hard-Drive Carrier

Use a flexible hard-drive carrier to install 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/SSD hard-drive
into the sled.

Removing a Flexible Hard-Drive Carrier

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 is not covered by
warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must
have hard-drive blanks installed.
CAUTION:
Use only hard-drives that have been tested and approved for use with
the hard-drive backplane.
CAUTION:
To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-
swappable drive installation. See the documentation supplied with the operating
system.
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