Dell PowerEdge R220 Owner's Manual

Removing a 3.5 inch hard-drive cage

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: Your system supports two 3.5-inch hard-drive cages, HDD0 and HDD1. You can install both, the optical drive and a 3.5-inch hard drive in the HDD1 cage. You can only install a 3.5-inch hard drive in the HDD0 cage. The HDD0 and HDD1 cages cannot be used interchangeably. For more information, see Inside the system.

If installed, remove the front bezel.
Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and from the peripherals.
Open the system.
Disconnect the power and data cables from the hard drive.
- NOTE: If you have installed a PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) card, the power and data cables are connected to the PERC card cable adapter. To disconnect the power and data cables, remove the PERC card cable adapter from the hard drive.
If applicable, remove the optical drive installed on top of the hard-drive cage (HDD1). For more information on removing the optical drive, see Removing the optical drive .
Pull the release pin, slide the hard-drive cage away from the chassis wall.
Lift the hard-drive cage away from the chassis.
Figure 1. Removing and installing a 3.5-inch hard-drive (HDD1) cage
1. power cable
2. SATA cable
3. hard-drive cage
4. release pin
5. hard drive
6. slots (4)
7. standoffs (4)