116 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual BX924 S4
Hard disk drives / Solid state drives
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6.6 Replacing SAS / PCH backplanes
6.6.1 Required tools
● Preliminary and concluding steps: tool-less
● Replacing the SAS / PCH backplane:
– Phillips PH2 / (+) No. 2 screw driver
6.6.2 Preliminary steps
I The SAS / PCH backplane is mounted on the mounting frame. It is
necessary to remove the mounting frame before replacing the
SAS / PCH backplane.
Before replacing a SAS / PCH backplane, perform the following steps:
Ê Disable BitLocker functionality as described in section "Disabling BitLocker
functionality" on page 66.
Ê If applicable, open the rack door as described in section "Opening the rack
door" on page 51.
Ê Locate the desired server blade as described in section "Locating the
defective server blade" on page 43.
Ê Shut down the server blade as described in section "Shutting down the
server blade" on page 52.
Ê Remove the server blade from the system unit as described in section
"Removing the server blade from the system unit" on page 54.
Ê Open the server blade as described in section "Opening the server blade"
on page 55.
Field Replaceable Units (FRU)
Average hardware task duration: 15 minutes
Average software task duration: 5 minutes