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Question posted by amagerg on September 29th, 2014

Dell Poweredge 2970, How To Replace Hard Drives

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Answer #1: Posted by MWatDell on September 29th, 2014 8:13 PM

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Hi amagerg

Please refer to this manual on Page 57 on how to replace a hard drive:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_poweredge/poweredge-2970_Owner%27s%20Manual_en-us.pdf

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