Lenovo System x3650 M5 - Removing the 3.5-Inch Simple-Swap Backplate Assembly;Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive Backplane

Step10.Installthetopcover(see“Replacingthetopcover”onpage151).
Step11.Slidetheserverintotherack.
Step12.Reconnectthepowercordsandanycablesthatyouremoved.
Step13.Turnontheperipheraldevicesandtheserver.
Removingthe3.5-inchsimple-swapbackplateassembly/hot-swaphard
diskdrivebackplane
Usethisinformationtoremovethe3.5-inchsimple-swapbackplateassembly/hot-swapharddiskdrive
backplane.
Toremovethe3.5-inchsimple-swapbackplateassembly/hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane,completethe
followingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page297.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectallpowercords.
Step3.Removethetopcover(see“Removingthetopcover”onpage149).
Step4.Pulltheharddiskdrivesorfillersoutoftheserverslightlytodisengagethemfromthebackplate
assembly/backplane.See“Removingahot-swapharddiskdrive”onpage158and“Removinga
simple-swapharddiskdrive”onpage161fordetails.
Step5.Toobtainmoreworkingroom,removethefancageassembly(see“Removingthefancage
assembly”onpage178).
Step6.DisconnecttheSASsignalandpower/configurationcablesfromthesystemboard.
Note:Disengagealllatches,releasetabsorlocksoncableconnectorswhenyoudisconnectall
cablesfromthesystemboard.Failingtoreleasethembeforeremovingthecableswilldamage
thecablesocketsonthesystemboard.Thecablesocketsonthesystemboardarefragile.Any
damagetothecablesocketsmayrequirereplacingthesystemboard.
Step7.Pullthetwoplungerswhileyoupushthebackplateassemblytothelefttodisengagetheassembly.
•Foreight3.5-inchsimple-swapbackplateassembly/hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane
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