Lenovo System x3250 M4 - Removing the Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive Backplane

Step8.Reinstallthecover(see“Replacingthecover”onpage132).
Step9.Reinstalltheharddiskdrivesandfillerpanels(see“Replacingahot-swapharddiskdrive”onpage
149and“Replacingasimple-swapharddiskdrive”onpage147).
Whattodonext
1.Slidetheserverintotherack.
2.Reconnectthepowercordsandcablesthatyouremoved.
3.Turnonallattacheddevicesandtheserver.
Removingthehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane
Usethisinformationtoremovethehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane.
Youmustturnofftheserverbeforeinstallingsimple-swapdrivesintheserver.Beforeyouinstalla
simple-swapSASorSATAharddiskdrive,readthefollowinginformation.Foralistofsupportedharddisk
drives,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage33.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Toremovethehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane,completethefollowingsteps:
Connectors
Connectors
Alignment
tabs
Alignment
slots
Step1.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectallpowercords.
Step2.Removetheserverfromtherackandplaceitonaflat,static-protectivesurface.
Step3.Pulltheharddiskdrivesoutoftheserverslightlytodisengagethemfromthebackplane.
Step4.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage131).
Step5.Liftthebackplateoutoftheserver.
Step6.Makenoteofwherethecablesareattachedtothebackplate;then,disconnectthem.
Step7.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthebackplate,followallpackaginginstructions,anduseany
packagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
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