Dell T310 owner manual Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive

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

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

1Remove the front bezel. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 81.

2If a drive blank is present in the bay, remove it. See "Removing a Hard- Drive Blank" on page 90.

3Install the hot-swap hard drive into the hard-drive carrier. See "Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive Into a Drive Carrier" on page 95.

4With the handle on the hard-drive carrier open, slide the hard drive into the drive bay until the carrier contacts the backplane.

5Push in on the hard-drive carrier and rotate the handle up until it snaps into place.

6Replace the front bezel. See "Installing the Front Bezel" on page 82.

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