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Dell PowerEdge R730 Owner's Manual

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Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank

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.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive blanks installed.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. If installed, remove the front bezel.

Steps

Press the release button and slide the blank out of the hard drive slot.
Figure 1. Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank
This figure shows removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank
  1. hard drive blank
  2. release button

Next steps

If applicable, install the front bezel.

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