10.Reinstallallthehot-swapharddiskdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)inthehard-disk-drivebays.See
“Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddiskdrive”onpage172
.
11.Refertoyournotetoconnectthecablestothenewbackplane.
12.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplane,followallpackaging
instructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206
.
Replacingthebackplaneforservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage87.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethebackplaneforservermodelswith2.5-inch
hard-disk-drivebays.Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightcomewithoneortwo2.5-inch
hard-disk-drivebackplanes.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Toshowthebackplaneclearly,thesystemfansareomittedfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toreplacethebackplaneforservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage89.
4.Locatethebackplane.See“Componentsofservermodelswith2.5-inchhard-disk-drivebays”on
page37
.
5.Removealltheinstalled2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)fromthe
hard-disk-drivecage(rightcageormiddlecage).See“Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk
drive”onpage172
.
6.Recordthecableconnectionsonthebackplaneandthendisconnectallcablesfromthebackplane.
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