Remove a hot-swap solid-state drive
Use this information to remove a hot-swap solid-state drive. This section applies to 7mm 2.5-inch SATA/NVMe and 15mm 2.5-inch NVMe solid-state drives.
About this task
Read the Installation Guidelines to ensure that you work safely.
To make sure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the solution for more than two minutes without either a drive or a filler installed in each bay.
Before you remove or make changes to drives, drive controllers (including controllers that are integrated on the system board), drive backplanes or drive cables, back up all important data that is stored on drives.
Procedure
- Based on your configuration, follow the corresponding procedures to remove a 7mm 2.5-inch SATA/NVMe or 15mm 2.5-inch NVMe solid-state drive.
Remove a 7mm 2.5-inch SATA/NVMe solid-state drive:
Slide the latch to unlock the drive handle.
Grasp the handle and slide the drive out of the drive bay.Figure 1. 7mm solid-state drive removal
Remove a 15mm 2.5-inch NVMe solid-state drive:
- Slide the latch to unlock the drive handle.
- Grasp the handle and slide the drive out of the drive bay.Figure 2. 15mm solid-state drive removal
After you finish
- Install a drive filler or a replacement unit (see Install a hot-swap solid-state drive) as soon as possible.ImportantDuring normal operation, the drive bay must contain either a drive or a drive filler for proper cooling.Figure 3. 7mm / 15mm solid-state drive fillers installation
If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all of the packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
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