Dell C6105 Hard Drives

60 | Installing System Components

Hard Drives

The installation and removal procedures for the 3.5-inch hard drive and the

2.5-inch hard drive are similar. Following is an example showing the

replacement procedure of a 3.5-inch hard drive.

CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-dri ve bays must

have drive blanks installed.

NOTE:

This section is applicable to systems with hot-swappable h ard drives only.

1 Turn the lock lever counterclockwise until it points to the unlock

symbol.

2 Slide the release button to open the release handle. See Figure 3-2.

3 Using the release handle, pull the hard-drive blank out of the hard-

drive bay.

Figure 3-2. Removing or Installing a Hard-Drive Blank

1 release button 2 lock lever

3 release handle 4 hard-drive blank