- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- About this document
- System overview
- Technical specifications
- Chassis dimensions
- System weight
- Processor specifications
- PSU specifications
- Supported operating systems
- Cooling fan specifications
- System battery specifications
- Expansion card riser specifications
- Memory specifications
- Storage controller specifications
- Drives
- Ports and connectors specifications
- Video specifications
- Environmental specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- System Setup
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Drive backplane cover
- Air shrouds
- Removing the air shroud
- Installing the air shroud
- Removing the GPU air shroud top cover
- Installing the GPU air shroud top cover
- Removing the GPU air shroud filler
- Installing the GPU air shroud filler
- Removing the GPU air shroud
- Installing the GPU air shroud
- Removing the 2 x 2.5-inch rear drive module air shroud
- Installing the 2 x 2.5-inch rear drive module air shroud
- Removing the 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive module air shroud
- Installing the 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive module air shroud
- Removing the EDSFF E3.S rear drive module air shroud
- Installing the EDSFF E3.S rear drive module air shroud
- Cooling fans
- Removing the cooling fan cage assembly
- Installing the cooling fan cage assembly
- Removing a cooling fan
- Installing a cooling fan
- Removing a 2 x 2.5-inch rear drive module cooling fan
- Installing a 2 x 2.5-inch rear drive module cooling fan
- Removing a 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive module cooling fan
- Installing a 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive module cooling fan
- Removing the EDSFF E3.S rear drive module cooling fan
- Installing the EDSFF E3.S rear drive module cooling fan
- Drives
- Removing a drive blank
- Installing a drive blank
- Removing a drive carrier
- Installing the drive carrier
- Removing the drive from the drive carrier
- Installing the drive into the drive carrier
- Removing an EDSFF E3.S drive blank
- Installing an EDSFF E3.S drive blank
- Removing an EDSFF E3.S drive carrier
- Installing an EDSFF E3.S drive carrier
- Removing an EDSFF E3.S drive from the drive carrier
- Installing an EDSFF E3.S drive into the drive carrier
- Rear drive module
- Drive backplane
- Side wall brackets
- Cable routings
- PERC module
- EDSFF E3.S backplane module
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink module
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Removing the expansion card risers
- Installing the expansion card risers
- Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser
- Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser
- Removing the full length expansion card risers
- Installing the full length expansion card risers
- Removing a GPU
- Installing a GPU
- Removing R1 and R4 paddle cards
- Installing R1 and R4 paddle cards
- Optional serial COM port
- Optional VGA port for Direct Liquid Cooling module
- Optional BOSS-N1 module
- System battery
- Optional internal USB card
- Intrusion switch
- Optional OCP NIC card
- Power supply unit
- Trusted Platform Module
- System board
- LOM card, MIC card and rear I/O board
- Control panel
- Upgrade Kits
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Dell PowerEdge R760 Installation and Service Manual
Removing an EDSFF E3.S drive carrier
Prerequisites
- Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
- Remove the front bezel.
- Using the management software, prepare the drive for removal. If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the drive indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the storage controller documentation.
CAUTION:Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.CAUTION:To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the documentation supplied with your operating system.
Steps
- Lift the release button to open the drive carrier release handle.
- Holding the drive carrier release handle, slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot.
NOTE:If you are not replacing the drive immediately, install an EDSFF E3.S drive blank in the empty drive slot to maintain proper system cooling.
Figure 1. Removing an EDSFF E3.S drive carrier 
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