Dell 2950 Replacing a Hard-Drive Carrier, Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier

Figure 3-4. Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive

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1 hard drive 2 drive carrier 3 drive carrier release handle

bInsert the hard-drive carrier into the drive bay until the carrier contacts the backplane.

cClose the handle to lock the drive in place.

4Replace the front bezel, if it was removed in step 1.

Replacing a Hard-Drive Carrier

Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier

1If you are removing a SATA hard drive from a SATAu drive carrier, remove the interposer card:

a Viewing the hard drive carrier from the rear, locate the release lever on the left end of the interposer card.

b Push the lever away from the carrier rail to release the left end of the card. c Rotate the left end away from the hard drive to release the connector.

d Pull the right end of the interposer card clear of the slots in the carrier rail.

2Remove the four screws from the slide rails on the hard-drive carrier and separate the hard drive from the carrier.

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Installing System Components