Owners Manual

Installing a 3.5-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.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
Steps
Slide the hard drive blank into the drive bay until the hard drive blank is seated in place.
Related references
Safety instructions on page 62
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 bays must have hard drive blanks installed.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
Steps
Pull the handle on the 2.5-inch hard drive blank to remove the 2.5-inch hard drive blank out of the hard drive bay.
Figure 24. Removing or installing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank
a. 2.5-inch hard drive blank
b. handle
c. latch
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Installing and removing system components