HP ProLiant BL45p Generation 2 Server Blade Maintenance and Service Guide

Removal and replacement procedures 30
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server blade
or the enclosure unless all hard drive and device bays are populated with either a component
or a blank.
Remove the component as indicated.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
Hard drive
To remove the component:
1. Determine the status of the hard drive from the hot-plug SAS hard drive LED combinations ("SAS and
SATA hard drive LED combinations" on page 74).
2. Back up all server data on the hard drive.
3. Remove the hard drive.