Installing the USB flash drive

Use this information to install the USB flash drive.

Before you install 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 toward you.

This component can be installed as an optional device or as a CRU. The installation procedure is the same for the optional device and the CRU.

To install the USB flash drive, complete the following steps.graphic installing USB flash drive

  1. Remove the cover (see Removing the compute node cover).
  2. Locate the USB connector on the system-board (see System-board connectors).
  3. Push the USB flash drive into the connector.
After you install the USB flash drive, complete the following steps:
  1. Install the cover onto the compute node (see Installing the compute node cover for instructions).
  2. Install the compute node into the chassis (see Installing a compute node in a chassis for instructions).