Removal and replacement procedures  30 
 
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. 
 
Remove the component as indicated. 
 
To replace the component, slide the component into the bay until it clicks. 
 
SAS and SATA hard drive 
 
 
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. 
 
To remove the component: 
1.  Determine the status of the hard drive from the hot-plug SAS hard drive LED combinations.  
2.  Back up all server data on the hard drive. 
3.  Remove the hard drive. 
 
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.