Drive 3 through 5 in the drive cage

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. Power down the server.
  2. Remove all power:
    1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
    2. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
  3. Remove the access panel.
  4. To disconnect power and SATA cables from drive 3 and the system board:
    1. Disconnect SATA cable from drive 3.
    2. Disconnect power cable from drive 3.
    3. Disconnect SATA cable from SATA 3 connector on the system board.


      Disconnecting the power cable from drive 3

  5. Remove the drive cage from the chassis.


    Remove drive cage from the chassis

  6. Remove the drive from the drive cage.


    Removing drive from the drive cage

To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.