Dell R510 owner manual Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive

Figure 3-8. Removing and Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive

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Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive

CAUTION: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the SAS/SATA backplane.

CAUTION: When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a hard-drive carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.

CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with the operating system.

CAUTION: Combining SATA and SAS hard drives in the same system configuration is not supported on all configurations.

1Remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 86.

2If a drive blank is present in the bay, remove it. See "Removing a Hard-Drive Blank" on page 91.

3Press the button on the front of the drive carrier.

Installing System Components

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