Remove a drive

Use this information to remove a drive.

Read the Installation Guidelines to ensure that you work safely.

Complete the following steps to remove a drive.

Watch the procedure. A video of the installation process is available:

Squeeze the spring steel latches on sides while lifting up on the top portion of drive cage.
Figure 1. Releasing the drive cage
Push the release latch forward to release the drive; then, slide the drive out of the drive cage.
Figure 2. Drive removal

Note
For individuals with large fingers, it may be useful to remove the blank bezel filler to provide more access to drives.
Figure 3. Blank bezel filler removal