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Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
NOTE
: To add the Service Tag of the system board to match the Service Tag of the physical node, contact Dell Technical
Support.
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 congured 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
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Using the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal.
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