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The Solid State Drive (SSD), a Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU), is a data storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently. The SSD stores the 

• Electrostatic discharge (ESD) strap
• Replacement Solid State Drive
• A #2 Phillips-head screwdriver

Replacing the Solid State Drive

Perform the following procedure to replace the Solid State Drive:

1. Remove the front bezel from the chassis by using the procedure at SBC 7000 Series Bezel.
2. Attach an Electrostatic Discharge wrist strap to the ESD grounding point on the front panel of the chassis, and place the other end around your wrist (refer to Connecting Electrostatic Discharge Wrist Strap on SBC 7000 for details).

3. Press the round button (SSD Eject button)  to the left of the SSD that is being removed.

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4. The BLUE LED next to the SSD must start flashing and the system must start a graceful shutdown.

5. Wait for the BLUE LED to stay on SOLID.

6. The SSD can now safely be removed.

7. Unscrew the two thumb screws using the torque driver with 3/8" socket and 11/32" socket and pull the Solid State Drive disk to remove it as shown below.

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   0 Figure 1 Removing the SSD

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   Insert the new SSD into the same slot that contained the old one.

8. Remove the SSD and place it into the ESD protective bag.

9. Remove the new SSD from the ESD bag and insert it completely to the empty SSD slot.

10. Tighten the captive screw to 6" in-lb.

11. Reapply power to

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    chassis (refer to appropriate Power Supply CRU for guidance).

12. Verify that the SSD LED is Green (located to the right of SSD).

13. Unplug the ESD wrist strap from the front of the chassis.

14. Re-attach the front bezel assembly to

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    (refer to SBC 7000 Series Bezel).

CRU Storage

All 

The storage environment for these CRUs is:

• Humidity must be less than 95% (non-condensing)
• Temperature must be between -40C and +70C.