NOTE: The procedure to remove the backplane is similar for all backplane configurations.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3. If installed, remove the air shroud.
4. Remove the drive backplane cover.
5. Remove the drive carrier.
Steps
1. Loosen the captive screw on the cable guiding latch and lift the latch to remove the cables.
2. Disconnect the drive backplane cable from the connector on the system board.
3. Press the blue release tabs to disengage the drive backplane from the hooks on the system.
4. Lift and pull the drive backplane out of the system.
NOTE: To avoid damaging the backplane, ensure that you move the control panel cables from the cable routing clips
before removing the backplane.
NOTE: The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
Figure 86. Removing the drive backplane
Next steps
1. Replace the drive backplane.
Installing the drive backplane
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3. If installed, remove the air shroud.
4. Remove the drive backplane cover.
5. Remove the drive carrier.
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