How To Replace Hard Drive & Carrier for PowerEdge T440

This video will demonstrate replacement procedure of a Hard Drive & Carrier for PowerEdge T440.

Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Turn off the system, including all attached peripherals.
Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals.
Lay the system on its side.
Remove the system cover.

Removing the front bezel:
Unlock the bezel by using the bezel key.
NOTE There are two bezel keys attached to the back of the bezel.
Press the release latch at the top of the bezel.
Pull the top end of the bezel away from the system.
Unhook the bezel tabs from the slots at the bottom of the system, and pull the bezel away from the system.

Removing a drive carrier:
Press the release button to open the drive carrier release handle.
Holding the handle, slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot.

Removing the air shroud:
Holding the touch points at the center of the air shroud, lift the shroud from the system.
NOTE Systems with x16 hard-drive backplanes use a different air shroud. To ensure proper cooling, always install the air shroud provided with your system.

Removing a hard drive backplane:
Disconnect the data, signal, and power cables from the backplane.
NOTE For the x8 backplane, press the SAS connector and push the connector toward the top of the system to release the SAS cable from the backplane.
Pull the release pin and holding the pin, lift the backplane out of the system.

Installing a hard drive backplane:
Use the hooks at the base of the system as guides to align the hard drive backplane.
Lower the hard-drive backplane into the system till the release pin locks in place, securing the hard drive backplane to the system.
Connect the data, signal, and power cables to the backplane.

Installing the air shroud:
Align the tabs on the air shroud with the securing slots on the chassis.
Lower the air shroud into the chassis until it is firmly seated.
NOTE When the cooling shroud is properly seated, the chassis intrusion-switch on the cooling shroud connects to the chassis intrusion-switch connector on the system board.

Installing a drive into the drive carrier:
Insert the drive into the drive carrier with the connector end of the drive towards the back of the carrier.
NOTE If the hard drive or SSD carrier has Torx screw, use Torx 6 (for 2.5-inch drive) or Torx 8 (for 3.5-inch drive) screwdriver to remove the drive.Torx screw image
Align the screw holes on the drive with the screws holes on the drive carrier.
When aligned correctly, the back of the drive is flush with the back of the drive carrier.
Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, secure the drive to the drive carrier with screws.

Installing the front bezel:
Locate and remove the bezel key.
NOTE There are two bezel keys attached to the back of the bezel.
Insert the bezel tabs into the slots in the chassis.
Press the release latch, and push the bezel toward the system until the bezel locks into place.
Using the key lock the bezel.

Install the system cover.
Place the system upright on a flat, stable surface.
Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet.
Turn on the attached peripherals and then turn on the system.