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Removing a hot swappable hard drive from a 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 are shipped with your product.

NOTE: Hot swappable hard drives are supplied in hot swappable hard drive carriers that fit in the hard drive slots.

  1. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
  2. Remove the hard drive carrier from the system.

Steps

  1. Remove the screws from the side rails on the hard drive carrier.
  2. Lift the hard drive out of the hard drive carrier.
    Figure 1. Removing a hot swappable hard drive from a hard drive carrier
    This figure shows removal and installation of a hot swappable hard drive from a hard drive carrier.
    1. screw (4)
    2. hard drive
    3. hard drive carrier

Next steps

  1. Install the hot swappable hard drive into the hard drive carrier.
  2. Install the hot swappable hard drive carrier into the system.

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