Dell PowerEdge FD332 Owner's Manual

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Removing a hard drive/SSD assembly

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 prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.
  • CAUTION: Do not keep the drive drawer open for more than three minutes.

  1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions.

  2. Using the management software like OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA), prepare the hard drive/SSD for removal.

    If the hard drive/SSD is online, the drive indicator flashes as the drive is turned off. You can remove the hard drive/SSD when the drive indicator turns off.

  3. Open the drive drawer.

Steps

  1. Press the release tab of the hard drive/SSD that you want to remove. The drive rail release handle slides out of the drive slot.
    • NOTE: The hard drive/SSD release tabs are located on top of the drive drawer. The drive slot number near each release tab indicates the release tab for the drive in the slot.
    • CAUTION: Exercise caution when you pull out the hard drive/SSD assembly, because excess force can cause the drive assembly to fall. It is recommended that you support the bottom of the drive assembly with one hand while holding the drive release handle with the other hand.
  2. Holding the drive rail release handle, pull the hard drive/SSD assembly out of the drive slot.
    Figure 1. Removing and installing a hard drive/SSD assembly This figure shows removing and installing a hard drive/SSD assembly.
    1. hard drive/SSD release tab
    2. drive rail release handle
    Figure 2. Release tabs for the top and bottom hard drives/SSDs This figure shows the release tabs for the top and bottom hard drives/SSDs.

Next steps

Install the hard drive/SSD assembly.

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