Owners Manual

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. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions section in this document.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system section in this document.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must have hard-drive blanks installed.
Steps
1. Push out at the edges of the carrier to disengage the tabs on the hard-drive carrier from the slots on the hard drive.
2. Lift the hard-drive carrier away from the hard drive.
Figure 18. Removing and installing hard drive from hard-drive carrier
a. Hard drive
b. Tab on the hard-drive carrier (4)
c. Hard-drive carrier
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system section in this document.
Related References
Safety instructions on page 46
Related tasks
Before working inside your system on page 47
After working inside your system on page 47
Installing hard drive into hard-drive carrier
Prerequisites
1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions section in this document.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system section in this document.
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.
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