Dell PowerEdge R530xd Owner's Manual

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Hard drives

Your system supports up to twelve 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch(with 3.5 inch drive carrier adapters) hot-swappable hard drives/SSDs and two internal 2.5 inch cabled hard drives/SSDs.

Hard drives that connect to the system board through the hard drive backplane are hot-swappable. Hot-swappable hard drives are supplied in hot-swappable hard drive carriers that fit in the hard drive slots. The internal cabled hard drives/SSDs are not hot-swappable.

  • CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a hard 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 hot-swap hard drive removal and insertion.
  • CAUTION: Do not turn off or reboot your system while the hard drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a hard drive failure.
  • NOTE: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard drive backplane.
When you format a hard drive, allow enough of time for the formatting to be completed. Be aware that high-capacity hard drives can take a long time to format.

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