DELL DL2100 User Manual

Installing System Components

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Figure 3-6.

Installing the Hot-Swap Hard Drive

3 Install the hot-swap hard drive.

a

Press the button on the front of the drive carrier and open the handle. 

b

Insert the hard-drive carrier into the drive bay until the carrier 
contacts the backplane. 

c

Close the handle to lock the drive in place.

4 If applicable, install the bezel. See "Installing the Front Bezel."

Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier

Remove the screws from the slide rails on the hard-drive carrier and separate 
the hard drive from the carrier. See Figure 3-7.

Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier

1 Insert the hard drive into the hard-drive carrier with the connector end 

of the drive at the back. See Figure 3-7.

2 Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the back set of holes on the 

hard drive carrier. 

When aligned correctly, the back of the hard drive will be flush with the 
back of the hard-drive carrier.

1

release button

2

hard drive carrier handle

2

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