Dell R610 Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive, Remove the front bezel. See Removing the Front Bezel

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

Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive

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: Ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the documentation supplied with the operating system.

1Remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel."

2If a drive blank is present in the bay, remove it. See "Removing a Drive Blank."

Figure 3-5. Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive

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3Install the hot-swap hard drive.

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

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Installing System Components