Dell EMC PowerEdge XE7100 Installation and Service Manual

Removing a drive carrier

Follow the safety guidelines listed in safety instructions.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
For drives inside the chassis, remove the system cover
Using the management software, prepare the drive for removal.
If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the drive indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller.
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 To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.

Locate the hard drive to be removed and press the release button to open the drive carrier release handle.
Holding the handle, slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot.
Figure 1. Removing a 3.5-inch drive carrier

Figure 2. Removing a 2.5-inch drive carrier from expander module

Follow the procedure listed in After working inside the system.
Install a drive carrier.
If you are not replacing the drive immediately, insert a drive blank in the empty drive slot to maintain proper system cooling.