Hard Drives/Ssds; Hard Drive/Ssd Installation Guidelines; Removing A Hard Drive/Ssd - Dell PowerEdge M520 Owner's Manual

Hard Drives/SSDs

• The system supports up to two 2.5 inch SSD, SAS, or SATA hard drives.
• All drives connect to the blade system board through the SAS/SATA/SSD backplane board.
• Hard drives/SSDs are supplied in special hot-swappable drive carriers that fit in the drive bays.
• SSD/SAS/SATA hard drives cannot be mixed within a blade.

Hard Drive/SSD Installation Guidelines

For a single-drive configuration, a hard-drive blank must be installed in the other drive bay to maintain proper cooling
airflow.

Removing A Hard Drive/SSD

NOTE: Not all operating systems support hot-swappable drive installation. See the documentation supplied with
your operating system.
1. Take the hard drive/SSD offline and wait until the hard-drive/SSD indicator codes on the 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 drive offline.
2. Open the hard-drive/SSD carrier handle to release the drive.
3. Slide the hard drive/SSD out until it is free of the drive bay.
If you are permanently removing the hard drive/SSD, install a blank insert.
Figure 15. Removing and Installing a Hard Drive/SSD
1. release button
2. hard drive/SSD
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