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Figure 32. Removing a drive
Perform the following procedure to remove the drive.
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 SSD carrier from the drive tray. See "Removing an SSD carrier" on page 244.
7. Remove the SSD:
a. Pull and hold the blue release lever A at the front of the carrier case.
b. Slide the SSD that you want to remove forward to disengage the connector.
Note: If the case contains two SSDs and you want to remove the bottom one, you must first
remove the top SSD.
c. Lift the SSD out of the carrier case.
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