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Dell PowerEdge R730xd Owner's Manual

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Installing a hard drive blank into a hard drive carrier

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 are shipped with your product.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive blanks installed.

Steps

  1. Align the tabs on the hard drive carrier with the slots on the hard drive blank.
  2. Pull the edges of the carrier to fit over the hard drive blank.
  3. Lower the hard drive carrier onto the hard drive blank to secure it.
    Figure 1. Installing a hard drive blank into a hard drive carrier
    Installing a hard drive blank into a hard drive carrier
    1. hard drive blank
    2. tab on the hard drive carrier (4)
    3. hard drive carrier

Next steps

Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section

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