Removing the 2.5 inch rear drive backplane
Prerequisites
CAUTION
: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the drives from the system before removing the
backplane.
CAUTION
: You must note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in
the same locations.
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3 Remove all the drives from the rear drive cage.
4 Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
Steps
1 Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the drive backplane to the rear drive cage.
2 Disengage the backplane from the hooks on the rear drive cage, and remove it from the rear drive cage.
Figure 116. Removing the 2.5 inch rear drive backplane
Next step
Install the 2.5 inch rear drive backplane.
Installing the 2.5 inch rear drive backplane
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions
.
Steps
1 Use the hooks on the rear drive cage as guides to align the drive backplane.
2 Lower the backplane into the system until it is rmly sea
ted.
3 Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, replace the screws to secure the backplane to the rear drive cage.
Installing and removing system components 155
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