Figure 23. Removing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier
1. hard drive
2. power or data cable
3. release tab
4. hard drive carrier
Related tasks
Before working inside your system
Installing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier
Related reference
Installing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier
Prerequisites
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 by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow
the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
Steps
1. Press the release tab on the hard drive carrier and slide the carrier out of the system.
2. Install the hard drive into the hard drive carrier.
3. Insert the hard drive carrier into the hard drive slot until it clicks into place.
4. Connect the power/data cable to the hard drive.
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If you are connecting to the integrated SATA controller (SATA hard drives only), connect the SATA data cable to the SATA_A-D
connector on the system board.
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If you are connecting to a SAS RAID controller card (SAS or SATA hard drives), connect the data cable to the connector on the
card.
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