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Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner's Manual

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Removing A Cabled Hard Drive

  • 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. If installed, remove the front bezel.
  2. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and from the peripherals.
  3. Open the system.
  4. Disconnect the data/power cable from the hard drive.
  5. Press the release tab on the hard-drive carrier and slide the hard drive out of the hard-drive bay.
    • CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must have hard-drive blanks installed.
  6. Insert a hard-drive blank in the empty hard-drive slot.
    Figure 1. Removing and Installing a Cabled Hard Drive The figure shows removing and installing a cabled hard drive.
    1. hard drive
    2. power/data cable
    3. release tab
    4. hard-drive carrier

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