Remove the front panel/drive cage assembly
Prerequisites
To remove the front panel/drive cage assembly, you need a T-15 Torx screwdriver.
Procedure
1. Power down the server blade
on page 21.
3.
Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
5.
Do one of the following:
• Remove the storage controller or the NVMe passthrough board, if installed (
controller or NVMe pass-through board
on page 34).
•
Remove the direct connect SATA cable
on page 31.
6.
If installed, remove the internal USB drive. To locate the internal USB connector, see
on page 13.
IMPORTANT:
When removing a DIMM baffle, do not remove the following options when installed
on the DIMM baffle:
• M.2 enablement option (left DIMM baffle)
• HPE Smart Storage Battery (right DIMM baffle)
8.
Remove the front panel/drive cage assembly:
a.
Extend the serial label pull tab from the front of the server blade.
b.
Remove the two T-15 screws from the front panel/drive cage assembly.
c.
Remove the component.
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Operations
