Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing a cabled drive

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove the internal drive bay.

Steps

  1. Insert the drive into the internal drive bay with the drive connector facing outward.
  2. Secure the drive to the internal drive bay using the four screws.
    NOTE When installing new drives into the internal drive bay, use the spare drive screws attached to the drive bay.
    Figure 1. Installing a cabled drive
    This image shows installing a cabled drive

Next steps

  1. Install the internal drive bay into the chassis.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
  3. Enter System Setup and ensure that the drive controller is enabled.
  4. Exit System Setup and restart the system.
  5. Install any software required for operating the drive as described in the documentation for the drive.

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