Replacing a 2.5-inch disk drive backplane
To replace the 2.5-inch disk drive backplane, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins in Safety and “Installation guidelines”
on page 36.
2. Turn off the server (see “Turning off the server” on page 24) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables as necessary to replace the device.
3. Disconnect all external cables and power cords.
4. Open the bezel from the release point on the left edge of the bezel, and rotate
the left side of the bezel away from the server.
5. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover
facing up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
6. Remove the left-side cover (see “Removing the left-side cover” on page 39).
7. Remove the air baffle (see “Removing the air baffle” on page 41).
8. Remove the fan assembly (see “Removing the fan assembly” on page 42).
9. Remove the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives (see “Installing a 2.5-inch
hot-swap hard disk drive” on page 70)
10. Touch the static-protective package that contains the 2.5-inch hard disk drive
backplane to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the
2.5-inch backplane from the package.
11. Remove the existing 2.5-inch hard disk drive backplane (see “Removing a
2.5-inch disk drive backplane” on page 383).
12. Position the 2.5-inch hard disk drive backplane in the drive-cage retention
tabs; then, rotate the top of the backplane toward the locator pins until the
latches click into place.
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