Removal and replacement procedures 36
2.
Remove the non-hot-plug drive blank.
3. Remove the non-hot-plug drive from the carrier.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
LFF drive cage assembly
The drive cage assembly includes the front panel LEDs and buttons (on page 72), drive cage backplane, and
cables.
To remove the component:
1. Power down the server (on page 27).
2. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3. Remove the server from the rack (on page 28).
4. If the server is installed in a friction rail system, remove the friction rails from the chassis. For more
information, see the documentation that ships with the rail system.
5. Remove the access panel ("Access panel" on page 29).
6. Remove the processor air baffle ("Processor air baffle" on page 30).
7. Remove all drives:
o Non-hot-plug drive (on page 35)
o Hot-plug drive (on page 34)
8. Disconnect all the cables from the drive cage backplane.