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.
CAUTION: When installing a hard drive carrier, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a hard drive carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swappable drive installation. See the documentation supplied with the operating system.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
Remove the hard drive carrier from the system.
Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
Removing a hard drive from a hard drive carrier:
Remove the screws securing the hard drive to the chassis.
Lift the hard drive out of the hard drive carrier.
Installing a hard drive into a hard drive carrier:
Place the hard drive into the hard drive carrier.
Secure the hard drive to the hard drive carrier with screws.
NOTE: Ensure that the hard drive is installed with the label facing up. This is to ensure that the hard drive connector is aligned with the connector on the backplane.
Install the hard drive carrier into the hard drive bay.
To check the status of the hard drive, see the hard drive activity and status indicators.
To verify the status of the installed hard drive, check the management software.
