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Drives, Removing a drive blank

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Next steps 1. Install the air shroud. 2. Follow the procedure that is listed in After working inside your system. Drives Removing a drive blank Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system. 3. 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 tab, and slide the drive blank out. Figure 28. Removing a drive blank NOTE: The procedure to remove a 2.5-inch or a 3.5-inch drive blank is the same. Next steps 1. Replace the drive or a drive blank. Installing a drive blank Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions. 2. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your system. 3. 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. 52 Installing and removing system components

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Next steps
1.
Install the air shroud.
2.
Follow the procedure that is listed in
After working inside your system
.
Drives
Removing a drive blank
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
Safety instructions
.
2.
Follow the procedure listed in
Before working inside your system
.
3.
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 tab, and slide the drive blank out.
Figure 28. Removing a drive blank
NOTE:
The procedure to remove a 2.5-inch or a 3.5-inch drive blank is the same.
Next steps
1.
Replace the drive
or a
drive blank
.
Installing a drive blank
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
Safety instructions
.
2.
Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your system
.
3.
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.
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Installing and removing system components