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Removing the 3.5-inch-drive hard disk drive backplane

To remove the 3.5-inch-drive hard disk drive backplane, complete the following

steps.

3.5-inch hot-swap

drive backplane

1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”

on page 87.

2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords

and all external cables.

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 90).

6. Remove the fan-bracket assembly (see “Removing the fan-bracket assembly”

on page 93).

7. Disconnect the backplane cables.

8. Press down on the blue release latches that are on each side of the hard disk

drive enclosure. The hard disk drive backplane pops out.

9. Lift the backplane out of the server.

10. If you are instructed to return the backplane, follow all packaging instructions,

and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

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