Dell R515 owner manual Internal Hard Drives, Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier

Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier

1Insert the hard drive into the hard-drive carrier with the connector end of the drive at the back. See Figure 3-9.

2Align the holes on the hard drive with the holes on the hard-drive carrier.

When aligned correctly, the back of the hard drive will be flush with the back of the hard-drive carrier.

3Attach the four screws to secure the hard drive to the hard-drive carrier.

Internal Hard Drives

All twelve–hard-drive systems support two cabled 2.5-inch (SAS or SATA) internal hard drives. Internal hard drives are connected to the SAS backplane. It is recommended that you install the operating system on the internal hard drives in a RAID 1 configuration. For information on RAID configuration, see the RAID documentation at support.dell.com/manuals.

Removing an Internal Hard-Drive Bay

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that

came with the product.

1Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and from the peripherals.

2Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 83.

3Lift the latch on your internal hard drive bay and lift it out of the system. See Figure 3-10.

Installing System Components

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