Removal and replacement procedures 38
Standard hard drive cage
The procedure is the same for both the standard six-bay LFF hard drive cage and the standard eight-bay
SFF hard drive cage.
To remove the component:
1. Power down the server (on page 26).
2. Do one of the following:
o Open or remove the tower bezel, as needed ("Front bezel" on page 28).
o Extend the server from the rack (on page 25).
3. Place the tower server on its side.
4. Remove the access panel ("Access panel" on page 29).
5. Disconnect all cables from the rear of the hard drive cage.
6. Remove the hard drive cage.
7. Remove all hard drives ("SAS/SATA hard drive" on page 37).
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
Optional eight-bay SFF hard drive cage
To remove the component:
1. Power down the server (on page 26).
2. Do one of the following:
o Open or remove the tower bezel, as needed ("Front bezel" on page 28).
o Extend the server from the rack (on page 25).
3. Place the tower server on its side.
4. Remove the access panel ("Access panel" on page 29).
5. Remove all hard drives ("SAS/SATA hard drive" on page 37).
6. Disconnect all cables from the rear of the hard drive cage.