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Drives Removing a drive blank The procedure for removing 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive blanks is identical. Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. If installed, remove the front bezel. CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots. CAUTION: Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported. Steps Press the release button, and slide the drive blank out of the drive slot. Figure 30. Removing a drive blank Next steps 1. Install a drive or Installing the hard drive backplane on page 115 Installing a drive blank The procedure for installing 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive blanks is identical. Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions on page 58. 2. If installed, remove the front bezel. CAUTION: Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported. Steps Insert the drive blank into the drive slot, and push the blank until the release button clicks into place. 72 Installing and removing system components

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Drives
Removing a drive blank
The procedure for removing 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive blanks is identical.
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
Safety instructions
.
2.
If installed,
remove the front bezel.
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots.
CAUTION:
Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
Steps
Press the release button, and slide the drive blank out of the drive slot.
Figure 30. Removing a drive blank
Next steps
1.
Install a drive
or
Installing the hard drive backplane
on page 115
Installing a drive blank
The procedure for installing 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive blanks is identical.
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
Safety instructions
on page 58.
2.
If installed,
remove the front bezel.
CAUTION:
Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
Steps
Insert the drive blank into the drive slot, and push the blank until the release button clicks into place.
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Installing and removing system components