Dell R730xd owner manual Removing and installing a hot-swap hard drive

If the hard drive is online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes as the drive is turned off. When the hard-drive indicators are off, the hard drive is ready for removal.

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

Steps

1.Press the release button to open the hard-drive carrier release handle.

2.Slide the hard-drive carrier out of the hard-drive slot.

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

3.If you are not replacing the hard drive immediately, insert a hard-drive blank in the empty hard-drive slot.

Figure 68. Removing and installing a hot-swap hard drive

1. release button 2. hard-drive carrier

3.hard-drive carrier handle

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