Dell 840 manual Removing a Hot-Plug SAS or Sata Hard Drive, Removing the Cooling Shroud

Removing a Hot-Plug SAS or SATA Hard Drive

NOTICE: Not all operating systems support hot-plug drive installation. See the operating system documentation to confirm that the operating system supports this feature.

1Remove the bezel. See "Removing the Bezel" on page 43."

2Take the hard drive offline and wait until the hard-drive indicator codes on the drive carrier signal that the drive can be removed safely. See Table 1-5 for a list of hard-drive indicator codes.

If the drive has been online, the drive status indicator will blink green two times per second as the drive is powered down. When all indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal.

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

3Remove the drive. See "Removing a Hard Drive from a Lever-Release Drive Carrier" on page 59.

Cooling Shroud

Removing the Cooling Shroud

CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

1Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

2Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 43.

3Disconnect the power cables and hard-drive interface cable connectors from the SAS backplane (if applicable) or hard drives.

4Press the shroud release tab on the back panel toward the power supply. See Figure 3-14.

5Lift the cooling shroud out of the system. See Figure 3-14.

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