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Figure 11. Opening a DDIC
1. Drive drawer latches (2 per drawer) 2. Drive drawer
CAUTION: Before opening a drive drawer, ensure that the system is not indicating a
temperature warning. This issue must be rectified first to avoid potential hard drive failure
and data loss.
2. Push and hold both red drive drawer latches toward the center of the drive drawer and pull the drive
drawer out.
CAUTION: If the Dell Storage MD1280 enclosure operates for too long (depending on
altitude) with drive drawers open, the enclosure can overheat, causing potential hard drive
failure and data loss. Such use may invalidate the warranty.
3. Find the failed DDIC by the glowing LED.
4. Press the release button to unlatch the DDIC.
5. Wait for 10 seconds for the hard drive to spin down.
6. Slide the DDIC up and out until it is free of the DDIC slot.
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