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6. 
Remove the hard drive backplane. 
 
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure. 
 
LFF hard drive cage 
To remove the component: 
1.  Power down the server (on page 26). 
2.  Extend or remove the server from the rack ("Remove the server from the rack" on page 27, "Extend the 
server from the rack" on page 27). 
3.  Remove the access panel ("Access panel" on page 33). 
4.  Remove all hot-plug hard drives ("Hot-plug SAS hard drive" on page 30). 
5.  Disconnect all cables from the hard drive backplane. 
6.  Remove the hard drive backplane ("LFF hard drive backplane" on page 40).