Figure 40. Closing drive bays
2 If required, lock the drive bay lock located above left release latch, by pushing it down.
Next step
If removed, install front bezel.
Drives
Removing a drive blank
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 If installed, remove the front bezel.
CAUTION
: To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots.
CAUTION: Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
Step
Press the release button, and slide the drive blank out of the drive slot.
Installing and removing system components
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