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Remove an M.2 cage

Follow instructions in this section to remove an M.2 cage.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems.

Procedure

  1. Remove the top cover. See Remove the rear top cover.
  2. Remove the cable routed through the clips on air baffle.
  3. Remove the air baffle. See Remove the air baffle.
  4. Remove the cables routed through the clips on M.2 cage. For more details, see Internal cable routing.
  5. Remove the M.2 cage.
    Figure 1. M.2 cage removal

    1. Loosen the screw from the M.2 cage and chassis.
    2. Slide the cage to the direction as shown to disengage the cage from pins on the chassis and lift it out.
After you finish

If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube