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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual

Removing a 3.5 inch hard drive blank

Prerequisites

CAUTION:To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have drive blanks installed.

Steps

  1. If installed, remove the front bezel.
  2. Grasp the front of the hard drive blank, press the release button and slide the blank out until it is free of the hard drive slot.

Example

Figure 1. Removing and installing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank
The figure shows a 3.5-inch hard drive blank
  1. hard drive blank
  2. release button

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