Permanently Removing A Disk Drive Or Solid-State Drive - IBM Power System 9040-MR9 Manual

The ESD wrist strap must be connected to an unpainted metal surface until the service procedure is
completed, and if applicable, until the service access cover is replaced.
Attention:
• Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap to the front ESD jack, to the rear ESD jack,
or to an unpainted metal surface of your hardware to prevent the electrostatic discharge from
damaging your hardware.
• When you use an ESD wrist strap, follow all electrical safety procedures. An ESD wrist strap is
used for static control. It does not increase or decrease your risk of receiving electric shock
when using or working on electrical equipment.
• If you do not have an ESD wrist strap, just prior to removing the product from ESD packaging
and installing or replacing hardware, touch an unpainted metal surface of the system for a
minimum of 5 seconds. If at any point in this service process you move away from the
system, it is important to again discharge yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface for
at least 5 seconds before you continue with the service process.
Permanently removing a disk drive or solid-state drive from the 9040-MR9 system
To permanently remove a disk drive or solid-state drive (SSD) from the system, complete the steps in this
procedure.
Procedure
1. Ensure that you have the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap on and that the ESD clip is plugged
into a ground jack or connected to an unpainted metal surface. If not, do so now.
2. Complete the following steps:
a) Unlock the drive handle (B) by pressing the handle release latch (A) in the direction that is shown,
and pulling out the handle toward you. If the handle is not all the way out, the drive cannot slide out
of the system.
36 Power Systems: Disk drives or solid-state drives