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Hard Drives
The installation and removal procedures for the 3.5" hard drive and the 2.5"
hard drive are similar. Following is an example showing the replacement
procedure of a 3.5" hard drive.
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank
CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must
have drive blanks installed.
NOTE:
This section is applicable to systems with hot-swappable hard drives only.
1 Using the release handle, pull the hard-drive blank out of the hard-
drive bay. See Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2. Removing or Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
1 hard-drive blank 2 release handle
Installing a Hard-Drive Blank
1 Slide the hard-drive blank into the drive bay until the hard-drive blank
makes contact with the backplane. See Figure 3-2.