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Hard disk drives / solid state drives
7.4 Replacing SAS / SATA backplane
7.4.1 Replacing 2.5- inch SAS / SATA backplane
7.4.1.1 Required tools
● Preliminary and concluding steps: tool-less
● Replacing the SAS backplane:
– Phillips PH2 / (+) No. 2 screw driver
7.4.1.2 Preliminary steps
I The 2.5-inch HDD SAS / SATA backplane is mounted on the drive cage.
It is not necessary to remove the drive cage before replacing the
SAS / SATA backplane
Before replacing a 2.5-inch HDD SAS / SATA backplane, perform the following
steps:
Ê Disable BitLocker functionality as described in section "Disabling BitLocker
functionality" on page 79.
Ê Shut down the defective server as described in section "Shutting down the
server" on page 58.
Ê Disconnect the AC power cord from the system.
Ê Disengage all HDD modules from the server as described in section
"Removing 2.5-inch HDD / SSD modules" on page 125.
I You need not to remove the 2.5-inch HDD / SSD completely but if you
do so please follow the next caution.
Field Replaceable Units (FRU)
Average task duration: 10 minutes