10. Remove the drive backplane.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
Replacing an eight-bay SFF hot-plug drive backplane assembly
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and internal system components
to cool before touching them.
CAUTION:
To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all bays are
populated with either a component or a blank.
Procedure
1. Power down the server.
2. Disconnect the power cord from the power source and the server.
36 Replacing an eight-bay SFF hot-plug drive backplane assembly