Removal and replacement procedures 87
Front drive cage backplane (SFF)
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the
internal system components to cool before touching them.
1. Power down the server (on page 20).
2. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
3. Remove the access panel (on page 21).
4. Remove the fan duct (on page 69).
5. Untie and disconnect all relevant cables located on the left and right side of the system chassis, and
then remove them from their respective cable routing channels.
6. Disconnect all fan cables from the front drive cage backplane (on page 135).
7. Remove the front access panel.
a. Remove 5 screws on securing the front access panel to the system.
b. Slide the front access panel backward then lift and remove the front access panel.