Step 2. Remove the top cover. See “Remove the top cover” on page 266.
Step 3. Remove the M.2 drive.
Figure 87. M.2 drive removal
a. Press both sides of the retainer 2 .
b.
Slide the retainer away from the M.2 drive.
c.
Rotate the rear end of M.2 drive to an angle of approximately 30 degrees.
d.
Pull the M.2 drive away from the connector 1 .
After you finish
1. Install a new M.2 drive. See
“Install an M.2 drive” on page 128.
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.
Install an M.2 drive
Use this information to install an M.2 drive.
Attention:
• Read
“Installation Guidelines” on page 55 and “Safety inspection checklist” on page 56 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” on page 73.
• 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.
• Before you remove or make changes to drives, drive controllers (including controllers that are integrated
on the system board assembly), drive backplanes or drive cables, back up all important data that is stored
on drives.
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