Lenovo System x3650 M5 - Removing the 2.5-Inch Simple-Swap Backplate Assembly;Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive Backplane

Removingthe2.5-inchsimple-swapbackplateassembly/hot-swaphard
diskdrivebackplane
Usethisinformationtoremovethe2.5-inchsimple-swapbackplateassembly/hot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane.
Toremovethe2.5-inchsimple-swapbackplateassembly/hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane,completethe
followingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page297.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables,
ifnecessary.
Step3.Removethetopcover(see“Removingthetopcover”onpage149).
Step4.Pulltheharddiskdrivesorfillersoutoftheserverslightlytodisengagethemfromthebackplate
assembly/backplane.See“Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive”onpage158
and“Removinga
simple-swapharddiskdrive”onpage161fordetails.
Step5.Toobtainmoreworkingroom,removethefancageassembly(see“Removingthefancage
assembly”onpage178).
Step6.Liftthetwofrontreleaselatchesandrotatethebackplateassembly/backplanetowardtherearof
theservertoremovethebackplateassembly/backplane.
2.5-inch HDD hot-swap backplane
2.5-inch HDD hot-swap
backplane (expander)
Release latchs
2
1
2
1
1
1
Figure202.2.5-inchsimple-swapbackplateassembly/hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplaneremoval
Step7.Disconnectallcablesfromtheharddiskdrivebackplaneandthesystemboard.
Note:Disengagealllatches,releasetabsorlocksoncableconnectorswhenyoudisconnectall
cablesfromthesystemboard.Failingtoreleasethembeforeremovingthecableswilldamage
thecablesocketsonthesystemboard.Thecablesocketsonthesystemboardarefragile.Any
damagetothecablesocketsmayrequirereplacingthesystemboard.
Step8.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheharddiskdrivebackplateassembly/backplane,followall
packaginginstructions,anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
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