Removing the SAS backplane (2.5-inch drives)
Connectors
Air deflector
Latch
Latch
To remove the 2.5-inch drives backplane, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 65.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables that are necessary to replace the device.
3. Remove the server from the rack and place it on a flat, static-protective surface.
4. Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the
backplane.
5. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 68).
6. Disconnect the backplane cables:
v Disconnect the SAS/SATA controller cable from the backplane.
v Disconnect the power cable from the backplane.
7.
Press the backplane latches toward each other; then, while you press the
latches, lift the backplane out of the server.
8. If you are instructed to return the backplane or back plate, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Installing the SAS backplane (2.5-inch drives)
To install the replacement 2.5-inch hot-swap drives backplane, complete the
following steps.
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