3. Remove the front bezel.
4. Remove all the drives.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the drives from the system before
removing the backplane.
5. Remove the air shroud.
6. Disconnect the cables from the drive backplane.
Steps
1. Align the slots on the drive backplane with the guides on the system.
2. Slide the drive backplane into the guides and lower the backplane until the blue release tabs clicks into place.
Figure 39. Installing the drive backplane
Next steps
1. Connect the cables into the drive backplane.
2. Install the air shroud.
3. Install the drives.
4. Install the front bezel.
5. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Cooling fans
Removing the cooling fan
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
Never operate your system with the fan removed. The system can overheat and result in shutdown of
the system and loss of data.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
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