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Dell PowerEdge M830 Owner's Manual

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Removing a hard-drive or SSD cage

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.
NOTE: You must remove the hard-drive or SSD cage to replace a faulty hard-drive or SSD cage or service other components inside the system.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.

  3. Keep the #1 Phillips screwdriver ready.

  4. Remove the hard drives or SSDs.

  5. Remove the hard-drive or SSD backplane.

Steps

  1. Remove the five screws securing hard-drive or SSD cage to the chassis.
  2. Holding the hard-drive or SSD cage by its edges, lift it away from the system.
    Figure 1. Removing a hard-drive or SSD cage
    This figure shows removing a hard drive or SSD cage.
    1. hard-drive or SSD cage
    2. screw (5)
    3. guide pin (5)
    4. screw hole on the chassis (4)
    5. standoff (2)

Next steps

  1. Install the hard-drive or SSD cage.

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