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Dell EMC PowerEdge MX740c Installation and Service Manual

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Removing drive carrier

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Using the management software, prepare the drive for removal.

    If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the drive indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller.

CAUTION Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION Mixing drive carriers from previous generations or other platforms of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
CAUTION To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.
CAUTION To maintain proper system cooling, all empty drive bays must have drive blanks installed.
WARNING Ensure that you back up your data, before removing a drive. For more information about preparing your drive for removal and supported RAID redundancy, see the Troubleshooting guide of your system at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

Steps

  1. Press the release button to open the release handle.
  2. Holding the handle, slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot.
    Figure 1. Removing drive carrier
    This image shows how to remove a drive carrier.

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