Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 - Hard Drives; Removing a Hard Drive Blank

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Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Hard drives
Hard drives are supplied in hot swappable hard drive carriers that t in the hard drive slots.
CAUTION
: Before attempting to remove or install a hard drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storage
controller card to ensure that the host adapter is congured correctly.
CAUTION: Do not turn o or restart your system while a hard drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a hard drive
failure.
When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for the formatting to complete. Be aware that high-capacity hard drives can take a long
time to format.
Removing a hard drive blank
The procedure for removing 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch hard drive blanks is identical.
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 If installed, remove the front bezel.
CAUTION
: To maintain proper system cooling, hard-drive blanks must be installed in all empty hard-drive slots.
CAUTION: Mixing hard drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
Steps
Press the release button, and slide the hard drive blank out of the hard drive slot.
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Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 Installation and Service Manual
Installing and removing system components