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5.
Remove the drive.
6.
Remove the drive from the carrier.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
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.
Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions ("
Hot-plug drive LED definitions
" on page
74
).
3.
Unlock and open the tower bezel.
