Owners Manual

Ten hard-drive
systems
Up to ten 2.5-inch hot-swappable SATA hard drives or SATA SSDs
NOTE: SSD/SAS/SATA hard drives cannot be mixed in a system.
The hot-swappable hard drives connect to the system board through the hard-drive backplane. Hot-swappable hard drives are
supplied in hot-swappable hard-drive carriers that fit in the hard-drive slots.
CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a hot-swappable hard 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 hot-swap hard drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION: Do not turn off or reboot your system while the hard drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a
hard drive failure.
NOTE: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard-drive backplane.
When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be completed. Be aware that high-capacity hard drives
can take a number of hours to format.
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank
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.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive blanks installed.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. If installed, remove the front bezel.
Steps
Press the release button and slide the hard drive blank out of the hard drive slot.
Figure 28. Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank
a. hard drive blank
b. release button
Next steps
If removed, install the front bezel.
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Installing and removing system components