Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 Service Manual

Figure 53. Removing a drive blank
Next steps
1. Replace the drive blank.
Installing a drive blank
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. If installed, remove the front bezel.
Steps
Insert the drive blank into the drive slot until the release button clicks into place.
Figure 54. Installing a drive blank
Next steps
1. If removed, install the front bezel.
Removing the drive carrier
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. If installed, remove the front bezel.
3. Using the management software, prepare the drive for removal.
If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator blinks while the drive is powering off. When the drive indicators are
off, the drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the documentation for the storage controller.
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Installing and removing system components

Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U Rack
Processor	Up to two AMD EPYC 7002 or 7003 Series processors, up to 64 cores per processor
Memory	32 DDR4 DIMM slots, up to 4TB
Storage	Up to 24x 2.5" SAS/SATA/NVMe drives, or 12x 3.5" SAS/SATA drives
RAID Controller	PERC H345
Power Supply	1100W Platinum
PCIe Slots	Up to 8 x PCIe Gen4 slots
Operating System Support	Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi, Microsoft Windows Server