Dell PowerEdge R320 - To Insert the Hot Spare Hard Drive

5.4.1 To insert the hot spare hard drive
1. From the front end of the server, locate the blocking plate at the fifth bay (marked as 4).
2. Press the latches located at the ends of the blocking plate and pull the blocking plate.
Figure 5.4 Pull the Blocking Plate
3. Remove the blocking plate.
Figure 5.5 Removal of Blocking Plate
4. Insert the hot spare hard drive in the fifth bay, that is bay marked as 4 >, from where the blocking
plate was removed.
Figure 5.6 Insert the Hot Spare Hard Drive
5. Press the bracket on the hard drive such that it is locked in the fifth bay.
Figure 5.7 Locking of Bracket
6. The hot spare hard drive is installed in the server.
Figure 5.8 Spare Hard Drive Installation
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