Power
interposer
card
3. Reinstall the power supply that you removed earlier.
4. Reinstall the cover (see “Replacing the server top cover” on page 227).
5. Slide the server into the rack.
6. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
7. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.
Removing the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes
This information provides instructions on how to remove the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap
drive backplanes.
About this task
To remove the 2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines, see “Safety” on page vii
and “Installation guidelines” on page 35.
2. Turn off the server (see “Turning off the server” on page 22) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables as necessary to replace the device.
3. Slide the server out of the rack.
4. Remove the top cover (see “Removing the server top cover” on page 226).
5. Pull the drives and filler panels out of the server slightly to disengage them
from the drive backplane.
6. Remove the fan cage assembly (see “Removing the fan cage assembly” on page
270).
7. Disconnect the combination power/configuration cable from the backplane. If a
SAS signal cable is attached to the drive backplane, disconnect it.
Note: You can also choose to disconnect the cables after removing the
backplane, if that is easier for you.
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