Specifications

Removal and replacement procedures 27
2.
Remove the blank.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
Hard drives (SAS)
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.
1. Unlock and open the front bezel ("Front bezel" on page 19) (tower servers only).
2. Determine the status of the hard drive from the hot-plug hard drive LEDs ("Hot-plug SCSI hard drive
LEDs" on page 72, "SATA or SAS hard drive LEDs" on page 73).
3. Back up all server data on the hard drive.
4. Remove the hard drive.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.