Dell PowerEdge R740xd - Removing 3.5 Inch Drive from the Drive Carrier

Figure 42. Installing drive carrier into mid drive tray
Next step
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Removing 3.5 inch drive from the drive carrier
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
CAUTION
: Mixing drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty drive slots must have drive blanks installed.
Steps
1 Push out at the edges of the carrier to disengage the tabs on the drive carrier from the slots on the drive.
2 Lift the drive carrier away from the drive.
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