Dell EMC PowerEdge XE7100 Installation and Service Manual
Installing a drive carrier
Prerequisites
CAUTION Before attempting to remove or install a 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 drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION Mixing drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
CAUTION Combining SAS and SATA drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.
CAUTION When installing a drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a drive carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.
CAUTION To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports
hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your
operating system.
CAUTION When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed and the system is powered on, the drive automatically
begins to rebuild. Ensure that the replacement drive is blank or contains
data that you wish to overwrite. Any data on the replacement drive
is immediately lost after the drive is installed.
- Follow the safety guidelines listed in safety instructions.
- If applicable, remove the drive blank.
Steps
- Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier to open the release handle.
- Insert and slide the drive carrier into the drive slot.
- Close the drive carrier release handle until it clicks in place.
Figure 1. Installing a 3.5-inch drive carrier 
Figure 2. Installing a 2.5-inch drive carrier into the expander module 
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