ProLiant ML570 Generation 4 Server Maintenance and Service Guide

Removal and replacement procedures 36

Remove the hard drive blank.

To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.

Hot-plug hard drives

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. 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 85).

2. Back up all server data contained on the hard drive.

3. Open or remove the tower bezel, if applicable.

4. Remove the hard drive.