Removal and replacement procedures 55
CAUTION: Always power down the server if the boot partition resides on the drive you are
replacing or if you are replacing the only drive in the server.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless
all bays are populated with either a component or a blank.
1. Determine the status of the hard drive from the hot-plug hard drive LEDs ("SAS and SATA hard drive
LED combinations" on page 91).
2. Back up all server data on the hard drive to be removed.
3. Remove the hard drive.
Removing a power supply blank
NOTE: If you remove or replace the primary hot-plug power supply, use the T-15 Torx
screwdriver provided with the server to remove the shipping screw. It is located just under the
port-colored plastic handle of the power supply unit.