Owners Manual

CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must have drive blanks installed.
Pull the hard-drive blank out until it is free of the hard-drive slot.
Figure 22. Removing and Installing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (Back)
1 hard-drive blank (back)
Installing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (Back)
NOTE
: This procedure applies only to PowerEdge R720xd.
Insert the hard-drive blank into the hard-drive slot until it clicks into place.
Removing A 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
CAUTION
: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must have drive blanks installed.
1 If installed, remove the front bezel.
2 Grasp the front of the hard-drive blank, press the release button and slide the blank out until it is free of the hard-drive slot.
Figure 23. Removing and Installing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
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hard-drive blank 2 release button
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