Dell PowerEdge R410, Hardware Owner'S Manual

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Installing System Components
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Installing a Drive Blank
Align the hard-drive blank with the drive bay and insert the blank into the
drive bay until the release lever clicks into place. See Figure 3-4.
Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
CAUTION:
Ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive
installation. See the documentation supplied with the operating system.
1
Remove the front bezel. See "Removing and Replacing the Optional
Front Bezel" on page 81.
2
Using the RAID management software, prepare the drive for removal.
Wait until the hard-drive indicators on the drive carrier signal that the
drive can be removed safely.
See your storage controller documentation
for information about hot-swap drive removal.
If the drive has been online, the green activity/ fault indicator will flash as
the drive is powered down. When the drive indicators are off, the drive is
ready for removal.
3
Press the release button and open the drive carrier release handle to
release the drive. See Figure 3-5.
4
Slide the hard drive out of the drive bay.
5
Insert a drive blank in the vacated drive bay. See "Installing a Drive Blank"
on page 85.
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must
have drive blanks installed.
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