Dell DL2100 Removing a Hard-Drive Blank, Installing a Hard-Drive Blank

Installing System Components 81
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
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.
1 3.5-in hard drive blank 2 release latch
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