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Remove an M.2 drive

Follow the instructions in this section to remove an M.2 drive.

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 system.

Procedure

  1. If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the top cover, or remove the server from the rack. See Server replacement.
  2. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
  3. Remove the M.2 drive from the M.2 backplane.
    Figure 1. Removing the M.2 drive
    Removing the M.2 drive from the M.2 backplane

    1. Press both sides of the retainer 2.
    2. Slide the retainer backward to loosen the M.2 drive from the M.2 backplane.
    3. Rotate the M.2 drive away from the M.2 backplane.
    4. Pull the M.2 drive away from the connector 1 at an angle of approximately 30 degrees.

After you finish

  1. Install a new M.2 drive. See Install an M.2 drive.

  2. 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