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Removing the USB flash drive

Use this information to remove the USB flash drive.

Before you remove the USB flash drive, complete the following steps:
  1. Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. If the compute node is installed in a NeXtScale n1200 Enclosure, remove it (see Removing a compute node from a chassis for instructions).
  3. Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the compute node with the bezel pointing toward you.

To remove the USB flash drive, complete the following steps.

Figure 1. USB flash drive removal
graphic illustrating USB flash drive removal

  1. Remove the cover (see Removing the compute node cover).
  2. Locate the USB connector on the system board (see System-board internal connectors).
  3. Pull the USB flash drive out of the connector.
If you are instructed to return the USB flash drive, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.