1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage65.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage65.
4.Locatethebackplane.See“Servercomponents”onpage25.
5.Removealltheinstalleddrivesanddummytrays(ifany)fromthedrivebays.See“Installingorreplacing
ahot-swapdrive”onpage137
.
6.Recordthecableconnectionsonthebackplaneandthendisconnectallcablesfromthebackplane.
7.Pressthetwolatchesinthedirectionasshownuntilthelatchesaredisengagedfromthechassis.
Figure126.Releasingthebackplane
8.Carefullyliftthebackplanestraightupalittlebitsothatthesmallhooks1onthechassisarealigned
withthecorrespondingholesinthebackplane.Then,movethebackplanetotherearofthechassisto
releasethebackplanefromthehooks
1.
Figure127.Removingthebackplane
9.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewbackplanetoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,removethenewbackplanefromthepackage.
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