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Dell PowerEdge R230 Owner's Manual

Removing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier

Prerequisites

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.

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. If installed, remove the front bezel.
  4. If connected, disconnect the power and data cable from the hard drive.

NOTE: : The empty cabled hard drive carrier can be used as a blank.

Steps

  1. Press the release tab on the hard drive carrier and slide the hard drive carrier out of the hard drive slot.

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

  2. Insert a hard drive blank in the empty hard drive slot.
    Figure 1. Removing a cabled hard drive carrier
    This figure shows removing a cabled hard drive carrier.
    1. hard drive
    2. power/data cable
    3. release tab
    4. hard drive carrier

Next steps

  1. If required, install a hard drive in the hard drive carrier and install the hard drive carrier into the hard drive slot in the system.
  2. If you are not replacing the hard drive immediately, insert a hard drive carrier in the empty hard drive slot.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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