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Drives, Removing a drive blank

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Figure 30. Installing caster wheels Next steps 1. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system on page 66. 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 on page 65. 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. 72 Installing and removing system components

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Figure 30. Installing caster wheels
Next steps
1.
Follow the procedure listed in
Before working inside your system
on page 66.
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
on page 65.
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.
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Installing and removing system components