Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard drive backplane.
When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be complete. Be aware that high-capacity hard drives can take a
long time to format.
Removing 2.5-inch hard drive from the rear bay
1
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2
Complete the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive blanks installed.
1
Loosen the thumb screw.
2
Slide the HDD assembly out and pull up to remove.
Figure 21. Removing the 2.5-inch HDD assembly
3
Remove the screws securing the HDD to the carrier.
4
Remove the HDD from the carrier.
66
Installing and removing server components