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Dell PowerEdge T630 Owner's Manual

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Removing a flex bay

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the safety instructions section.
  2. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
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 are shipped with your product.

Steps

  1. Remove the cables.
    1. For a 2.5 inch drive flex bay, remove the cables from the slim optical-drive and the backplane.
    2. For a Dell PowerEdge Express Flash device flex bay, remove the cables from the backplane.
  2. Remove the two screws that secure the flex bay to the chassis.
  3. Press the release latch and pull the flex bay away from the chassis.
    Figure 1. Removing a flex bay
    This figure shows removing a flex bay.
    1. flex bay
    2. tab (3)
    3. screw hole (2)
    4. release latch
    5. screw (2)

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