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Dell PowerEdge M420 Systems Owner's Manual

Removing A Solid State Drive

  • NOTE: Not all operating systems support hot-swappable drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.
  1. Take the SSD offline and wait until the indicator codes on the SSD-drive carrier signal that the drive may be removed safely. When all indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal.

    See your operating system documentation for more information on taking the SSD offline.

  2. Open the SSD carrier release handle to release the drive from the SSD connector on the SSD backplane.
  3. Slide the SSD out until it is free of the drive bay. If you are permanently removing an SSD, install a blank insert.
Figure 1. Removing and Installing an SSD The figure shows removing and installing an SSD.
  1. SSD carrier release handle
  2. SSD
  3. SSD connectors (2)
  4. SSD backplane

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