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2.5-inch HDD backplane
Release latch
Figure158.2.5-inchHDDhot-swapbackplaneremoval
Step9.IfyouareremovinganotherSASbackplane,repeatsteps6to8forremovingtheremaining
backplanes.
Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheservercomponentoroptionaldevice,followallpackaginginstructions,
anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Installingthe2.5-inchharddiskdrivebackplane
Usethisinformationtoinstallthe2.5-inchharddiskdrivebackplane.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage29.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Toinstalla2.5-inchharddiskdrivebackplane,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Unlockandremovetheleft-sidecover(see“Removingtheleft-sidecover”onpage182).
Step2.Removetheairbaffle(see“Removingtheairbaffle”onpage188).
Step3.Removethefancageassembly(see“Removingthefancageassembly”onpage261).
Step4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheharddiskdrivebackplanetoanyunpainted
metalsurfaceontheserver;then,removethebackplanefromthepackage.
Step5.Positionthebottomof2.5-inchharddiskdrivebackplaneinthetabsoftheserverchassis;then,
rotatethetopofthebackplanetowardthefrontoftheserveruntilthelatchesclickintoplace.
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