Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard
drive carrier
Prerequisites
1. Ensure that you follow the Safety instructions.
2. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
3. Remove the 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier from the system.
Steps
1. Remove the screws from the rails on the 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.
2. Lift the 3.5-inch hard drive adapter out of the 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.
Next steps
Remove a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter.
Related Tasks
Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier
Removing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive
adapter
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that came with the product.
1. Ensure that you follow the Safety instructions.
2. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
3. Remove the 3.5-inch hard drive adapter from the 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.
NOTE: A 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive is installed in a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter, which is
then installed in the 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.
Steps
1. Remove the screws from the side of the 3.5-inch hard drive adapter.
2. Remove the 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from the 3.5-inch hard drive adapter.
Related Tasks
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier
Hard drive backplane
Your system supports an x8 SAS/SATA backplane for 3.5-inch hard drives.
NOTE: The x8 backplane also supports up to eight 2.5-inch (SAS, SATA, or SSD) hot swappable hard
drives installed in 3.5-inch hard drive adapters, which are then installed in the 3.5-inch hard drive
carriers.
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