After working inside your system on page 68
Installing a hard drive blank into a hard drive carrier
Prerequisites
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 are shipped with your product.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive blanks installed.
Steps
1. Align the tabs on the hard drive carrier with the slots on the hard drive blank.
2. Pull the edges of the carrier to fit over the hard drive blank.
3. Lower the hard drive carrier onto the hard drive blank to secure it.
Figure 26. Installing a hard drive blank into a hard drive carrier
a. hard drive blank
b. tab on the hard drive carrier (4)
c. hard drive carrier
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section
Related references
Safety instructions on page 67
Related tasks
Before working inside your system on page 68
After working inside your system on page 68
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