Solid State Drives; Removing A Solid State Drive - Dell PowerEdge M420 Owner's Manual

3. Install the blade in the sleeve.

Solid State Drives

• The system supports up to two 1.8 inch uSATA Solid State Drives (SSDs).
• All SSDs connect to the blade system board through the SSD backplane.
• SSDs are supplied in special hot-swappable drive carriers that fit in the SSD slots.
• For a single SSD configuration, an SSD blank must be installed in the other drive bay to maintain proper cooling
airflow.

Removing A Solid State Drive

NOTE: Not all operating systems support hot-swappable drive installation. See the documentation supplied with
your operating system.
1. Take the SSD offline and wait until the indicator codes on the SSD-drive carrier signal that the drive may be
removed safely.
When all indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal.
See your operating system documentation for more information on taking the SSD offline.
2. Open the SSD carrier release handle to release the drive from the SSD connector on the SSD backplane.
3. Slide the SSD out until it is free of the drive bay.
If you are permanently removing an SSD, install a blank insert.
Figure 11. Removing and Installing an SSD
1. SSD carrier release handle
2. SSD
3. SSD connectors (2)
4. SSD backplane
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