Replacing An Ssd Carrier - IBM PS703 Service Manual

1. Back up the data from the drive to another storage device.
2. Read the Safety topic and the "Installation guidelines" on page 229.
3. 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.
4. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side up.
5. 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.
6. Remove the drive:
a. Pull and hold the blue release lever 1 at the front of the drive tray.
b. Slide the carrier case forward 2 to disengage the connector.
c. Lift the carrier case 3 out of the drive tray.
7. Remove any SSDs from the carrier case. See "Removing an SSD" on page 246.
8. If you are instructed to return the SSD carrier, follow all packaging instructions, and use any
packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Replacing an SSD carrier

You can replace a solid-state drive carrier in a PS703 blade server, or in either the base unit or the
expansion unit of a PS704 blade server.
Figure 31 shows how to install the disk drive.
Figure 31. Replacing an SSD carrier
To replace an SSD carrier, complete the following steps.
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