Figure 37. Installing a 3.5-inch drive adapter into the 3.5-inch drive carrier
Next steps
1
Installing a 2.5-inch drive into a 3.5-inch drive adapter
2
If removed,
Optical drives and tape drives
Removing the optical or tape drive blank
Prerequisites
1
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2
Follow the procedure listed in
Before working inside your system
.
3
If applicable,
Steps
1
To remove the drive blank, slide the release latch down to release the drive blank.
2
Push the drive blank to slide it out of the drive bay.
NOTE:
Blanks must be installed on empty optical drive or tape drive slots to maintain FCC certification of the system.
The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system. Perform
the same steps to install blanks.
Installing and removing system components
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