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Hard drives, Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier

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Related references Safety instructions on page 53 Related tasks Before working inside your system on page 53 Removing the cooling shroud on page 59 Removing the internal PERC riser on page 94 Installing the internal PERC riser on page 95 Installing the cooling shroud on page 60 After working inside your system on page 54 Using system diagnostics on page 141 Hard drives Your system supports up to twelve 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch (with 3.5 inch drive carrier adapters) hot-swappable hard drives/SSDs and two internal 2.5 inch cabled hard drives/SSDs. Hard drives that connect to the system board through the hard drive backplane are hot-swappable. Hot-swappable hard drives are supplied in hot-swappable hard drive carriers that fit in the hard drive slots. The internal cabled hard drives/SSDs are not hot-swappable. CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a 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 long time to format. Removing a hot swappable 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 came with the product. 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section. 2. Using the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller. If the hard drive is online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes when the hard drive is turned off. You can remove the hard drive when the hard drive indicators turn off. CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system. Steps 1. Press the release button to open the hard drive carrier release handle. 2. 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 blanks installed. 68 Installing and removing system components

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Related references
Safety instructions
on page 53
Related tasks
Before working inside your system
on page 53
Removing the cooling shroud
on page 59
Removing the internal PERC riser
on page 94
Installing the internal PERC riser
on page 95
Installing the cooling shroud
on page 60
After working inside your system
on page 54
Using system diagnostics
on page 141
Hard drives
Your system supports up to twelve 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch (with 3.5 inch drive carrier adapters) hot-swappable hard drives/SSDs
and two internal 2.5 inch cabled hard drives/SSDs.
Hard drives that connect to the system board through the hard drive backplane are hot-swappable. Hot-swappable hard drives
are supplied in hot-swappable hard drive carriers that fit in the hard drive slots. The internal cabled hard drives/SSDs are not
hot-swappable.
CAUTION:
Before attempting to remove or install a 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 long time to format.
Removing a hot swappable 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 came with the product.
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2.
Using the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal. For more information, see the documentation for the
storage controller.
If the hard drive is online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes when the hard drive is turned off. You can remove the
hard drive when the hard drive indicators turn off.
CAUTION:
To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the
documentation supplied with your operating system.
Steps
1.
Press the release button to open the hard drive carrier release handle.
2.
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 blanks
installed.
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Installing and removing system components