Installing Blade Components 269Removing a Hard DriveNOTE: Not all operating systems support hot-swappable drive installation. See thedocumentation supplied with your operating system.1 Take the hard drive offline and wait until the hard-drive indicator codes onthe drive carrier signal that the drive may be removed safely.See Figure 1-14.When all indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal.See your operating system documentation for more information on takingthe hard drive offline.2 Open the hard-drive carrier handle to release the drive. See Figure 3-56.3 Slide the hard drive out until it is free of the drive bay.If you are permanently removing the hard drive, install a blank insert.Shutdown Procedure for Servicing a Hard DriveNOTE: This section applies only to situations where the blade must be powereddown to service a hard drive. In many situations, the hard drive can be servicedwhile the blade is powered on.If you need to power off the blade to service a hard drive, wait 30 secondsafter the blade’s power indicator turns off before removing the hard drive.Otherwise, the hard drive may not be recognized after the hard drive isreinstalled and the blade is powered on again.Configuring the Boot DriveThe drive or device from which the system boots is determined by the bootorder specified in the System Setup program. See "Using the System SetupProgram and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 137.Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive CarrierRemove the four screws from the slide rails on the hard-drive carrier andseparate the hard drive from the carrier. See Figure 3-57.
