3. To release the SSD tray, press and push the tray release tab toward the front of the system.
Figure 36. Removing the 1.8-inch SSD tray
1. SSD tray 2. SSD
3. data and power cable 4. tray release tab
4. Slide the SSD carrier out of the system until it is free of the optical-drive slot.
5. Press the SSD release tab and lift the SSD from the tray.
Figure 37. Removing the 1.8-inch solid state drives from the SSD tray
1.
SSD tray 2. tabs on the tray
3. SSD 4. SSD release tab
Next steps
1. Depending on your system conguration, install an optical drive or two 1.8-inch solid state drives.
2. If you are not immediately installing an optical drive or 1.8-inch SSDs, install an optical drive blank.
NOTE: Blanks must be installed on empty optical drive or tape drive slots to maintain FCC certication of the
system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airow inside the
system.
3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
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