IBM System x3850 X5 User Manual

7. Disconnect the SAS signal cables from the ServeRAID adapter.
8. Lift the SAS power and configuration cable handle up to disconnect the cables
from the microprocessor board.
9. Slide the backplane carrier release tab forward and slightly lift the carrier.
10. Remove the backplane carrier and SAS power cable handle from the server
together.
SAS power and
configuration cables
Release tab
Backplane
carrier
Alignment
pins
11. Remove the backplane filler from the backplane carrier.
a. Push the tabs on the backplane outward.
b. Pull the filler out of the backplane carrier.
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IBM System x3850 X5 Specifications

General

Processor Cores	Up to 10 cores per processor
Chipset	Intel 7500
Hard Drive Interface	SAS/SATA
Processor	Intel Xeon E7-4800 series, Intel Xeon E7-8800 series
Memory Slots	64 DIMM slots
Storage	Up to 16 x 2.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Network Interface	Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere
Form Factor	4U Rack