Dell E23S Series owner manual Hard Drives, Removing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank

6.Install cooling fans.

7.Close the system.

8.Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.

Hard Drives

All hard drives connect to the system board through the hard-drive backplane. Hard drives are supplied in hot- swappable hard-drive carriers that fit in the hard-drive slots.

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

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

NOTE: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard-drive backplane.

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 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank

CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive slots must have hard-drive blanks installed.

1.If installed, remove the front bezel.

2.Press the release button and slide the hard-drive blank out until it is free of the hard-drive slot.

Figure 22. Removing and Installing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank

1. hard-drive blank 2. release button

Installing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank

1.If installed, remove the front bezel.

2.Insert the hard-drive blank into the hard-drive slot until the release button clicks into place.

3.If applicable, install the front bezel.

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