11.Pressthebuttons1toputthelatchesonthechassistotheclosedpositionsothatthelatchessecure
thenewbackplaneinplace.
Figure141.Securingthebackplaneforservermodelswitheight3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
12.Reinstallallthehot-swapharddiskdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)inthehard-disk-drivebays.See
“Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddiskdrive”onpage172
.
13.Refertoyournotetoconnectthecablestothenewbackplane.
14.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane,followallpackaging
instructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206
.
Replacingthebackplaneforservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage87.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethebackplaneforservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inch
hard-disk-drivebays.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Toshowthebackplaneclearly,thesystemfansareomittedfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toreplacethebackplaneforservermodelswithtwelve3.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
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