Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing a 3.5-inch drive adapter into the 3.5-inch drive carrier

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Remove the 2.5-inch drive into the 3.5-inch drive adapter.

Steps

  1. Insert the 3.5-inch drive adapter into the 3.5-inch drive carrier with the connector end of the drive toward the back of the 3.5-inch drive carrier.
    NOTE If the hard drive or SSD carrier has Torx screw, use Torx 6 (for 2.5-inch drive) or Torx 8 (for 3.5-inch drive) screwdriver to install the drive.Torx screw image
  2. Align the screw holes on the 3.5-inch drive adapter with the holes on the 3.5-inch drive carrier.
  3. Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, secure the 3.5-inch drive adapter to the 3.5-inch carrier.
    Figure 1. Installing a 3.5-inch drive adapter into the 3.5-inch drive carrier
    This image shows how to install a drive adapter into a drive carrier

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