Skip to main content
Sign Out

Welcome to Dell

My Account
  • Place orders quickly and easily
  • View orders and track your shipping status
  • Enjoy members-only rewards and discounts
  • Create and access a list of your products
  • Manage your Dell EMC sites, products, and product-level contacts using Company Administration.
Sign In Create an Account Dell Financial Services Premier Sign In Partner Program Sign In
Contact Us

Your Dell.com Carts

Dell DL1000 Appliance Owner's Manual

PDF

Installing a 3.5 inch hard-drive cage

  • 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 came with the product.
  • NOTE: Your system supports two 3.5-inch hard-drive cages, HDD0 and HDD1. The HDD0 and HDD1 cages cannot be used interchangeably.
  • NOTE: The procedure to install a 3.5 inch HDD0 and HDD1 cage is identical.
  1. If installed, remove the front bezel.
  2. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and from the peripherals.
  3. Open the system.
  4. Align the slots on the hard-drive cage with the standoffs on the chassis. Slide the hard-drive cage toward the chassis wall until it snaps into place.
    • NOTE: For the 3.5 inch HDD0 cage, the slots are under the hard-drive cage.
  5. Connect the power and data cables to the Dell PERC H310 card cable adapter.
  6. Connect the PERC H310 card cable adapter to the hard drive.
  7. Close the system.
  8. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet and turn on the system and attached peripherals.
  9. Enter the System Setup and ensure that the hard drive's controller is enabled.
  10. Exit the System Setup and restart the system.
  11. Install the software required for the hard drive operation as described in the documentation for the hard drive.

Rate this content

Accurate
Useful
Easy to understand
Was this article helpful?
0/3000 characters
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please select whether the article was helpful or not.
  Comments cannot contain these special characters: <>()\