Installing a hard drive into a hard-drive carrierPrerequisitesCAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should onlyperform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or asdirected by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that isnot authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructionsthat came with the product.Steps1. Insert the hard drive into the hard-drive carrier with the connector end of the hard drive toward theback.2. Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the set of screw holes on the hard-drive carrier.When aligned correctly, the back of the hard drive is flush with the back of the hard-drive carrier.3. Attach the screws to secure the hard drive to the hard-drive carrier.Hard-drive backplaneDepending on your system configuration:PowerEdgeR730 supports2.5 inch (x16) SAS/SATA backplane or2.5 inch (x8) SAS/SATA backplane or3.5 inch (x8) SAS/SATA backplanePowerEdgeR730xdsupports2.5 inch (x24) SAS/SATA backplane plus 2.5 inch (x2) SAS/SATA backplane (back) or2.5 inch (x24) SAS/SATA backplane or2.5 inch (x24) SAS/SATA, which includes 2.5 inch (x4) Dell PowerEdge Express Flash(PCIe SSD) backplane plus 2.5 inch (x2) SAS/SATA backplane (back) or2.5 inch (x24) SAS/SATA, which includes 2.5 inch (x4) Dell PowerEdge Express Flash(PCIe SSD) backplane or3.5 inch (x12) SAS/SATA backplane or3.5 inch (x12) SAS/SATA backplane, 3.5 inch (x4) SAS/SATA backplane on the hard-drive tray plus 2.5 inch (x2) SAS/SATA backplane (back)3.5 inch (x12) SAS/SATA backplane, plus 2.5 inch (x2) SAS/SATA backplane (back)1.8 inch (x18) uSATA SSD backplane, 3.5 inch (x8) SAS/SATA backplane plus 2.5 inch(x2) SAS/SATA backplane (back)144
