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7. If you are instructed to return the hard-disk drive, follow all packaging instructions, and use any
packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Installing a hard-disk drive
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 29 shows how to install the hard-disk drive.
Figure 29. Installing a hard-disk drive
All drive connectors are from the same controller. Both PS703PS704 blade servers can be used to
implement RAID functions. See "Configuring a RAID array" on page 273 for information about RAID
configuration.
To install a hard-disk 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.
Chapter 4. Removing and replacing blade server components
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