Specifications

Removal and replacement procedures 34
Drive blank
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless
all bays are populated with either a component or a blank.
Remove the drive blank.
To replace the LFF drive blank, slide the component into the bay until it clicks.
To replace the SFF drive blank, while pressing the release latch, slide the component into the bay until it is
fully seated.
Hot-plug drive
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless
all bays are populated with either a component or a blank.
To remove the component:
1. Back up all server data on the drive.
2. If removing a drive from the rear drive cage, access the rear panel of the server ("Access the product
rear panel" on page 32).
3. Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions (on page 94).
4. Remove the drive.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.