Dell M820 owner manual Removing a Hard Drive/PCIe SSD

Table 1. Supported Hard-Drive/Controller Card/Drive Backplane Configurations

Number	Drive Population		Storage Controller Card		Drive Backplane Installed
of Drives			Type Installed
	Drive Bay	Drive Bay 1	MiniPERC	PCIe	System Board	System Board
	0		CARD	EXTENDER	Backplane	Backplane
			Connector	Connector	Connector J_BP0	Connector J_BP1
Four	Two SAS	Two SAS	Storage	-	SAS drive backplane with four drive
	hard drives	hard drives	controller
					slots
			card
Four	Two SAS	Two PCIe	Storage	PCIe	SAS hard-drive	PCIe SSD
	hard drives	SSDs	controller	extender	backplane with	backplane with
			card	card	two drive slots	two drive slots
Two	Two SAS	-	Storage	-	SAS hard-drive	-
	hard drives		controller		backplane with
			card		two drive slots

NOTE: The SAS drive backplane with four drive slots is installed on the system board connectors labeled J_BP0 and J_BP1.

NOTE: SAS hard-drive backplane (with two drive slots) for drives installed in drive bay 0 is installed on the system board connector labeled J_BP0. The PCIe SSD backplane (with two drive slots) for PCIe SSDs is installed on the system board connector labeled J_BP1.

NOTE: To locate J_BP0, J_BP1, MiniPERC CARD, and the PCIe EXTENDER connectors on the system board, see System Board Connectors.

Removing A Hard Drive/PCIe SSD

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.

NOTE: Not all operating systems support hot-swappable drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.

1.Take the hard drive/PCIe SSD offline and wait until the indicator codes on the drive carrier signal that the drive may be removed safely.

When all indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal.

See your operating system documentation for more information on taking the drive offline.

2.Open the hard-drive/PCIe SSD carrier handle to release the drive.

3.Slide the hard drive/PCIe SSD out until it is free of the drive bay.

If you are permanently removing the hard drive/PCIe SSD, install a blank insert.

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