Removing a hard-drive carrier from the hard-drive trayPrerequisitesCAUTION: 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.1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions.2. From the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal. Wait until the indicators on thehard-drive carrier signal that the hard drive can be removed safely. For more information, see thedocumentation for the storage controller at dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals.If the hard drive is online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes as the drive is turned off. When thehard-drive indicators are off, the hard drive is ready for removal.CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap driveinstallation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.Steps1. Lift the hard-drive tray handle upward.2. Press the release tab on the hard-drive tray and lift the hard-drive carrier handle upward todisengage the hard drive from the backplane.3. Hold the hard-drive carrier handle and lift the hard-drive carrier out of the hard-drive tray.CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must have hard-drive blanks installed.4. If you are not replacing the hard-drive immediately, insert a hard-drive blank in the empty hard-driveslot.NOTE: Install the hard-drive blanks in the hard-drive carrier before installing the hard-drivecarrier into the hard-drive tray.65
