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8. If you are instructed to return the drive, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging
materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Installing an SSD
You can install a hard disk drive in a PS703 blade server, or in either the base unit or the expansion unit
of a PS704 blade server.
Figure 33 shows how to install the disk drive.
Figure 33. Installing an SSD
To install a drive, complete the following steps.
1. Read the Safety topic and the "Installation guidelines" on page 229.
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the blade server from the
BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from a BladeCenter unit" on page 231.
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side up.
4. Open and remove the blade server cover. See "Removing the blade server cover" on page 233.
Note: If you are servicing the base unit of a PS704 blade server, you must first remove the expansion
unit. For more information, see "Removing the expansion unit for a PS704 blade server" on page
237.
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