10. Remove the four-bay LFF non-hot-plug drive cage.
11. Remove the drives.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
Removing and replacing the four-bay LFF drive backplane
Prerequisites
Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have a T-15 Torx screwdriver available.
Procedure
1.
Power down the server.
2.
Remove all power:
a.
Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b.
Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3.
Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
4. Do one of the following:
• Server in rack mode:
Remove the server from the rack.
• Server in tower mode: Position the tower server for hardware configuration.
5.
Remove the access panel.
6. Remove the front bezel.
7. Remove the PCI air bale.
8.
Remove the system air bale.
9. Disconnect all existing drive cables from the drive backplane.
Removal and replacement procedures
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