Use this information to remove a hot-swap hard disk drive.
Attention:
- To avoid damage to the hard disk drive connectors, make sure that
the server top cover is in place and fully closed whenever you install
or remove a hard disk drive.
- To make sure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate
the server for more than 2 minutes without either a hard disk drive
or a filler panel installed in each bay.
- Before you make changes to disk drives, disk drive controllers
(including controllers that are integrated on the system board), disk
drive backplanes, or disk drive cables, back up all important data
that is stored on hard disks.
- Before you remove any component of a RAID array, back up all RAID
configuration information.
To remove a hot-swap hard disk drive, complete the
following steps.
- Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
- Make sure you save the data on your drive, especially if
it is part of a RAID array, before you remove it from the server.
- Slide the latch to unlock the drive handle.
Figure 1. 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives removal
Figure 2. 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives removal
- Grasp the handle and slide the drive out of the drive bay.
- Reinstall the drive bay filler panel.
- If you are instructed to return the drive assembly, follow
all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping
that are supplied to you.