CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard
drive blanks installed.
3.
Insert a hard drive blank in the empty hard drive slot.
Figure 17. Removing and installing a cabled hard drive carrier
1.
hard drive
2. power or data cable
3. release tab
4. hard drive carrier
Related Tasks
Installing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier
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 came with the product.
Ensure that you read the
Safety instructions
.
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.
• 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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