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Removing the 2.5-inch-drive backplane

To remove the 2.5-inch-drive hard disk drive backplane, complete the following

steps.

2.5-inch hard disk

drive cage assembly

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 necessary to replace the device.

3. Remove the server from the rack and place it on a flat, static-protective surface.

4. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 90).

5. Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the

backplane.

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

on page 93).

7. Disconnect the backplane cables.

8. Press the large blue release tabs at the rear of the drive cage toward each

other; then, push the drive cage assembly out through the front of the server.

9. 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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