Dell EMC PowerEdge R840 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing a drive blank

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. If installed, remove the front bezel.
CAUTION To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots.
CAUTION Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.

Steps

Slide the drive blank into the drive slot until the release button clicks into place.
Figure 1. Installing a drive blank
This image shows installing a drive blank.

Next steps

  1. Install the front bezel, if applicable.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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