Replacing the 3.5-inch simple-swap backplate
assembly/hot-swap hard disk drive backplane
Use this information to replace the 3.5-inch simple-swap backplate
assembly/hot-swap hard disk drive backplane.
About this task
To install the 3.5-inch simple-swap backplate assembly/hot-swap hard disk drive
backplane, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on “Safety” on page vii and
“Installation guidelines” on page 283.
2. Turn off the server, and disconnect all power cords and external cables.
3. Remove the top cover (see “Removing the top cover” on page 146).
4. Pull the hard disk drives or fillers out of the server slightly to disengage them
from the backplate assembly/backplane. See “Removing a hot-swap hard disk
drive” on page 154and “Removing a simple-swap hard disk drive” on page
157 for details.
5. Remove the fan cage assembly (see “Removing the fan cage assembly” on
page 172).
6. ▌1▐Insert the backplate assembly/backplane tabs into slots on the bottom of
the drive cage at an angle; then, ▌2▐rotate the backplate assembly/backplane
toward the front the server.
Note: You can connect the cables to the drive backplate assembly/backplane
before installing the backplate assembly/backplane onto the cage or you can
connect the cables after you install the backplate assembly/backplane, if that
is easier for you.
7. ▌3▐Push the backplate assembly/backplane to the left to engage the assembly
into place.
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