Dell PowerEdge R310 - Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier

84 Installing System Components
Figure 3-5. Removing and Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
Installing a Drive Blank
Align the hard-drive blank with the drive bay and insert the blank into the
drive bay until the release lever clicks into place. See Figure 3-5.
Removing a Hard-Drive Carrier
CAUTION: Ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive
installation. See the documentation supplied with the operating system.
1 If applicable, remove the front bezel. See "Front Bezel (Optional)" on
page 77.
2 Using the RAID management software, prepare the hard drive for removal.
Wait until the hard-drive indicators on the
hard-drive carrier signal that
the drive can be removed safely.
See your storage controller
documentation for information about hot-swap hard drive removal.
If the hard drive has been online, the green activity/ fault indicator flashes
as the
hard drive is powered down. When the hard-drive indicators are
off, the
hard drive is ready for removal. See Figure 1-3.
1 hard-drive blank 2 release lever
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