Figure 28. Removing a drive blank
NOTE:
The procedure to remove a 2.5-inch or a 3.5-inch drive blank is the same.
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Installing a drive blank
Prerequisites
1
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2
Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your system
3
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots.
CAUTION:
Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
Step
Slide the drive blank into the drive slot until the release tab clicks into place.
Figure 29. Installing a drive blank
Next steps
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2
Follow the procedure listed in
After working inside your system
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Installing and removing system components