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Installing the SAS hard disk drive
Install the SAS hard disk drive.
Note: Do not install a SAS hard disk drive if you intend to install a
standard-form-factor expansion card. The standard-form-factor expansion card
occupies the same area as the hard disk drive.
Figure 13 shows how to install the SAS drive.
Figure 13. Installing a SAS hard disk
To install a SAS hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
1. Read "Safety" on page v and the "Installation guidelines" on page 237.
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 239.
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 242.
5. Locate the SAS connector for the hard disk drive.
6. If a standard-form-factor expansion card is installed in the SAS connector,
remove the expansion card:
a. Remove the expansion card and its mounting bracket, and save the screws
that secure the tray to the system board. Store the screws in a safe place.
b. Install the SAS connector drive tray. Secure the drive tray to the system
board with the screws from the option kit.
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