Dell E05S001 owner manual Hard Drives, Removing a Hard-Drive Blank

Hard Drives

All drives connect to the system board through the SAS/SATA backplane board mounted on the front-chassis assembly. Hard drives are supplied in hot-swappable drive carriers that fit in the hard-drive bays.

CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the SAS controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support hot-swap drive removal and installation.

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/SATA 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, all empty hard-drive bays must have drive blanks installed.

1If installed, remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 75.

2Grasp the front of the hard-drive blank, press the release button and slide the blank out until it is free of the drive bay. See Figure 3-4.

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