Figure 24. Removing and installing a hard-drive carrier from the hard-drive tray1. release tab on the hard-drive tray 2. hard-drive carrier handle3. hard-drive carrierInstalling a hard-drive carrier into 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. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.CAUTION: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard-drivebackplane.CAUTION: When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed.Inserting a hard-drive carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carriercan damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap driveinstallation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.CAUTION: When a replacement hot-swappable hard drive is installed and the system is poweredon, the hard drive automatically begins to rebuild. Make absolutely sure that the replacementhard drive is blank or contains data that you wish to have over-written. Any data on thereplacement hard drive is immediately lost after the hard drive is installed.66
