DELL E23S Series User Manual

Removing A Hot-Swap Hard Drive

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

documentation supplied with your operating system.

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

carrier signal that the hard drive can be removed safely. For more information, see the documentation for the

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

Press the release button to open the hard-drive carrier release handle.

Slide the hard-drive carrier out until it is free of the hard-drive slot.

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

Insert a hard-drive blank in the empty hard-drive slot.

Figure 23. Removing and Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive

release button

hard drive

hard-drive carrier handle

Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Drive

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.

CAUTION: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard-drive backplane.

CAUTION: Combining SAS and SATA hard drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.

CAUTION: When installing a hard drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a hard-drive

carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed

carrier's shield spring and make it unusable.