• Remove SAS/SATA, or NVMe drives.
• Remove uFF drives.
9. Disconnect all drive backplane cables to system board, controller card, or riser.
10. Do one of the following:
• To replace the drive backplane of the outer drive cage (box 2):
a. If installed, remove the inner drive cage.
b. Remove the outer drive cage.
• To replace the drive backplane of the inner drive cage (box 4), remove the inner drive cage.
11. Place the drive cage on a flat, level surface with its bottom side facing up.
12. Remove the cable guard:
a. Remove the screws.
b.
Slide the cable guard horizontally to disengage it from the chassis.
c.
Remove the cable guard.
13. Disconnect all cables from the drive backplane.
14. Remove the 2SFF SAS/SATA, uFF, or NVMe drive backplane.
• Outer drive cage
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