Removing the USB flash drive

Use this information to remove the USB flash drive.

Before you begin

Before you remove the USB flash drive, complete the following steps:
  1. Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. If the compute node is installed in an Flex System chassis, remove it (see Removing a compute node from a chassis for instructions).
  3. Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the compute node with the bezel pointing away form you.

Procedure

To remove the USB flash drive, complete the following steps.

remove a USB flash drive

  1. Remove the cover (see Removing the compute node cover).
  2. Locate the USB connectors on the system board.
    Note: You might have to remove an I/O expansion adapter to remove the USB flash drive.
  3. Pull the USB flash drive out of the connector.

What to do next

If you are instructed to return the USB flash drive, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.