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Removing a SAS hard disk drive
Remove the front or rear SAS hard disk drive to install a new drive. You also have
to remove the rear drive to install certain expansion cards.
Figure 12. Removing the rear SAS hard disk drive
Perform the following procedure to remove either the front or the rear SAS hard
disk drive.
1. Back up the data from the drive to another storage device.
2. Read "Safety" on page v and the "Installation guidelines" on page 239.
3. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the
4. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover
5. Open and remove the blade server cover. See "Removing the blade server
6. Remove the appropriate drive.
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blade server from the BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from a
BladeCenter unit" on page 241.
side up.
cover" on page 244.
v Remove the front hard disk drive:
a. Unlatch the bezel to increase the ease of removal of the drive. (You do
not have to remove the bezel.)
b. Pull and hold the blue release lever at the front of the hard disk drive
tray.
c. Slide the drive forward to disengage the connector.
d. Lift the drive out of the drive tray.
e. Latch the bezel.
v Remove the rear hard disk drive:
a. Pull and hold the blue release lever at the front of the hard disk drive
tray.
b. Slide the drive forward to disengage the connector.
c. Lift the drive out of the drive tray.
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