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Installing System Components
Hard Drives
The installation and removal procedures for the 3.5-inch hard drive and the
2.5-inch hard drive are similar. Following is an example showing the
replacement procedure of a 3.5-inch hard drive.
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must
have drive blanks installed.
NOTE: This section is applicable to systems with hot-swappable hard drives only.
1
Turn the lock lever counterclockwise until it points to the unlock
symbol.
2
Slide the release button to open the release handle. See Figure 3-2.
3
Using the release handle, pull the hard-drive blank out of the hard-
drive bay.
Figure 3-2. Removing or Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
1
release button
2
lock lever
3
release handle
4
hard-drive blank
