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Removing A Dual Slot Hard-Drive Blank

  • CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must have hard-drive blanks installed.
  • NOTE: Systems configured for software RAID support only four hard drives. The remaining hard-drive slots are pre-installed with dual slot hard-drive blanks, and are not available for software RAID.
  • NOTE: This is a service only procedure.
  1. If installed, remove the front bezel.
  2. Using a screwdriver, push the release tabs to unlock the dual slot hard-drive blank from the chassis.
  3. Pull the hard-drive blank at the corners until it is free of the hard-drive slot.
Figure 1. Removing and Installing A Dual Slot Hard-Drive Blank The figure shows removing and installing a dual slot hard-drive blank.
  1. dual slot hard-drive blank
  2. release tabs (2)

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