Remove a disk-drive filler

You might need to remove a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) disk-drive filler from the server or expansion unit. Use the procedure in this section to perform this task.

1. Remove the system unit door, expansion unit door, or open the rack front door. For instructions, select the appropriate procedure from the following list:
   • Remove the door from the model 285, 52x, 55x, or OpenPower 720
   • Expansion unit cover or door
2. Remove the front cover. For instructions on removing the cover, select the appropriate procedure from the following list:
   • Remove the front cover from the model 285, 52x, 55x, OpenPower 720, or the 0595 expansion unit
   • Remove the front cover from the model 9116-561 or 570
   • Remove the front cover from the model 51x or 710
   • Remove the front cover from the 7311-D20 expansion unit
   • If you have a front cover from any other models, remove the front cover.
3. Identify the disk-drive filler you want to remove.
4. Pull the disk-drive filler from the slot. Pull the disk-drive filler from the slot that you want to use, as shown in Figure 1 or Figure 2.
   Figure 1. Removing a disk-drive filler from a model 51x or 710

   

   Figure 2. Removing a disk-drive filler from a model 52x, 55x, 9116-561 or 570

   
5. Gently pull off the disk-drive bezel latch A from the front of the filler, as shown in the following figure.
   Figure 3. Removing a disk-drive bezel

   
6. Loosen and then pull out on the thumbscrew C to release the bezel B from the front edge of the filler.