Dell SC440 owner manual Hard Drives, Hard Drive Installation Guidelines, Removing a Hard Drive

Hard Drives

NOTE: The system’s drive configuration must consist of all SATA hard drives or all SAS hard drives.

Hard Drive Installation Guidelines

Your system contains up to two SATA or SAS hard drives in internal drive bays. Both drives must be either SAS or SATA; mixed configurations are not supported. Up to two SATA drives may be connected to the system’s integrated SATA controller or to an optional SAS controller expansion card. Up to two SAS drives may be connected to an optional SAS controller expansion card. Table 3-1 describes the possible drive configurations.

Table 3-1. Hard-Drive Configurations

Drive	Drive Type	Location	Controller	Connector
Number
1	SATA	HDD0	integrated SATA controller	SATA0
			SAS expansion card (slot 2)	HDD0
1	SAS	HDD0	SAS expansion card (slot 2)	HDD0
2	SATA	HDD1	integrated SATA	SATA2
			SAS expansion card (slot 2)	HDD1
2	SAS	HDD1	SAS expansion card (slot 2)	HDD1

Removing a Hard Drive

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.

2Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 41.

3Disconnect the hard drive power cable from the hard drive that you are removing.

4Disconnect the blue data cable from the hard drive that you are removing by pulling up on the blue tab.

5Press the blue tabs on each side of the hard-drive bracket toward each other and slide the drive up and out of the bay. See Figure 3-9.

Installing System Components

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