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Installing a hard drive into a hard-drive carrier
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that came with the product.
Steps
1. Insert the hard drive into the hard-drive carrier with the connector end of the hard drive toward the
back.
2. Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the set of screw holes on the hard-drive carrier.
When aligned correctly, the back of the hard drive is flush with the back of the hard-drive carrier.
3. Attach the screws to secure the hard drive to the hard-drive carrier.
Hard-drive backplane
Depending on your system configuration:
PowerEdge
R730 supports
2.5 inch (x16) SAS/SATA backplane or
2.5 inch (x8) SAS/SATA backplane or
3.5 inch (x8) SAS/SATA backplane
PowerEdge
R730xd
supports
2.5 inch (x24) SAS/SATA backplane plus 2.5 inch (x2) SAS/SATA backplane (back) or
2.5 inch (x24) SAS/SATA backplane or
2.5 inch (x24) SAS/SATA, which includes 2.5 inch (x4) Dell PowerEdge Express Flash
(PCIe SSD) backplane plus 2.5 inch (x2) SAS/SATA backplane (back) or
2.5 inch (x24) SAS/SATA, which includes 2.5 inch (x4) Dell PowerEdge Express Flash
(PCIe SSD) backplane or
3.5 inch (x12) SAS/SATA backplane or
3.5 inch (x12) SAS/SATA backplane, 3.5 inch (x4) SAS/SATA backplane on the hard-
drive tray plus 2.5 inch (x2) SAS/SATA backplane (back)
3.5 inch (x12) SAS/SATA backplane, plus 2.5 inch (x2) SAS/SATA backplane (back)
1.8 inch (x18) uSATA SSD backplane, 3.5 inch (x8) SAS/SATA backplane plus 2.5 inch
(x2) SAS/SATA backplane (back)
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