CAUTION: Do not turn off or reboot your system while the drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a drive failure.

NOTE: Use only drives that have been tested and approved for use with the SAS backplane board.

When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be completed. Be aware that high-capacity hard drives can take a number of hours to format.

Removing a Hard-Drive Blank

CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, you must install drive blanks in all empty hard-drive bays.

1Remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel."

2Grasp the front of the hard-drive blank, press the release lever on the right side, and slide the blank out until it is free of the drive bay. See Figure 3-5.

Figure 3-5. Removing and Installing the Hard Drive Blank

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3.5-in hard drive blank

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release latch

Installing a Hard-Drive Blank

Align the hard-drive blank with the drive bay and insert the blank into the drive bay until the release lever clicks into place.

Installing System Components

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