IBM HS12 User Guide - Page 29

Expansion unit Blade server cover release Blade server cover release 1. Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 15. 2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit" on page 16 for instructions). 3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side up. 4. Open the blade server cover, if one is installed (see "Opening the blade server cover" on page 17 for instructions). 5. Remove the expansion unit: a. Press the blade server cover release on each side of the blade server. b. Use the extraction device on the expansion unit, if one is present, to disengage the expansion unit from the system board. These extraction devices can be of several types, including thumbscrews or levers. c. Rotate the expansion unit open; then, lift the expansion unit from the blade server. 6. If you are instructed to return the cover or an optional expansion unit, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you. Installing a fixed-storage drive Use these instructions to install a fixed-storage drive, such as solid state storage drive or SATA storage drive, in the blade server. Notes: 1. The following illustration shows how to install a fixed-storage drive in a blade server. 2. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware. 3. You must have a SATA interface card installed to control the storage drives. This interface card comes preinstalled in the blade server. The blade server (machine type 8014) has two storage bays for installing fixed-storage drives, such as solid state storage drives or SATA storage drives. To install a fixed-storage drive, complete the following steps. Chapter 3. Installing options 19