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Dell PowerEdge R730 Owner's Manual

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Removing a hot swappable hard drive or solid state drive

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.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. If applicable, remove the bezel.
  4. If applicable, remove the system cover to remove hot-swappable drives inside your system.
  5. Using the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal. If the hard drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the hard drive indicators are off, the hard drive is ready for removal.

    For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller.

CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.

Steps

  1. Press the release button to open the hard drive or SSD carrier release handle.
  2. Slide the hard drive or SSD carrier out of the hard drive slot.
    CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive or SSD slots must have hard drive or SSD blanks installed.
  3. If you are not replacing the hard drive or SSD immediately, insert a hard drive or SSD blank in the empty hard drive slot.
    Figure 1. Removing a hot swappable hard drive or SSD
    This figure shows removing a hot swappable hard drive or SSD.
    1. release button
    2. hard drive or SSD carrier
    3. hard drive or SSD carrier handle
    Figure 2. Removing a 1.8 inch hot-swappable uSATA SSD carrier
    This figure shows removing a 1.8 inch hot-swappable uSATA SSD carrier.
    1. release button
    2. SSD carrier
    3. SSD carrier handle

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