Remove a hot-swap drive

Use this information to remove a hot-swap drive.

Read the installation Guidelines

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

Before removing a hot-swap drive:

1. Ensure that you have back up data on your drive.

2. Remove the security bezel. See Remove the security bezel.

Attention

• To ensure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the server for more than two minutes without either a drive or a drive filler installed in each bay.

• Before you remove any component of a RAID array, back up all RAID configuration information.

To remove a hot-swap drive, complete the following steps:

Watch the procedure

A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.

1. Slide the release latch to unlock the drive handle.
   Figure 1. Opening the handle of a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive
   

   

   
   

   Figure 2. Opening the handle of a 3.5-inch hot-swap drive
   

   

   
   
2. Grasp the handle and slide the drive out of the drive bay.
   Figure 3. 2.5-inch hot-swap drive removal
   

   

   
   

   Figure 4. 3.5-inch hot-swap drive removal
   

   

   
   

After removing a hot-swap drive:

1. Install the drive filler or a new hot-swap drive.

2. If you are instructed to return the old hot-swap drive, follow all packaging instructions and use any packaging materials that are provided.