DELL MD3420 User Manual

Figure 10. Removing and Installing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (MD3400 only)

1.

physical-drive blank

2.

release button

Installing a 3.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank

1.

If installed, remove the front bezel.

2. Insert the physical-drive blank into the physical-drive slot until the release button clicks into place.
3. If applicable, install the front bezel.

Removing a Hot-Swap Physical Drive

CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive 

installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.

1.

From the management software, prepare the physical drive for removal. Wait until the indicators on 

the physical-drive carrier signal that the physical drive can be removed safely. For more information, 

see the documentation for the storage controller.
If the physical drive is online, the green activity/fault indicator flashes as the drive is turned off. When 
the physical-drive indicators are off, the physical drive is ready for removal.

2. Press the release button to open the physical-drive carrier release handle.
3. Slide the physical-drive carrier out until it is free of the physical-drive slot.

CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty physical-drive slots must have 
physical-drive blanks installed.

4. Insert a physical-drive blank in the empty physical-drive slot.

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