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Drives, Drive installation guidelines, Removing a drive blank

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Figure 24. Installing the PEM Next steps 1. Connect the cable on the PEM to the backplane. 2. Install the air shroud on the PEM. 3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your sled section. Drives Drive installation guidelines Drives are available in hot-swappable drive carriers that fit in the front drive slots of the PowerEdge MX840c sled. CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the sled is running, see the documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support hot-swap drive removal and insertion. CAUTION: Do not power off or restart your sled while the drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a drive failure. When you format a drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be complete. Be aware that high-capacity drives can take a long time to format. Removing a drive blank Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section. CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots. 54 Installing and removing sled components

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Figure 24. Installing the PEM
Next steps
1.
Connect the cable on the PEM to the backplane.
2.
Install the air shroud on the PEM
.
3.
Follow the procedure listed in the
After working inside your sled
section.
Drives
Drive installation guidelines
Drives are available in hot-swappable drive carriers that fit in the front drive slots of the PowerEdge MX840c sled.
CAUTION:
Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the sled is running, see the documentation for
the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support hot-swap drive
removal and insertion.
CAUTION:
Do not power off or restart your sled while the drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a drive
failure.
When you format a drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be complete. Be aware that high-capacity drives can take a
long time to format.
Removing a drive blank
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
Safety instructions
section.
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots.
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