Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage152
.
Installingorremovingtherearbackplane/cagekit
Therearbackplane/cagekitenablesyoutoinstalluptotwo2.5-inchharddiskdrivesforyourservermodels
with3.5-inchdrives.Youcanpurchasearearbackplane/cagekitfromLenovo.
Installingtherearbackplane/cagekit
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage59.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Useanydocumentationthatcomeswiththerearbackplane/cagekitandfollowthoseinstructionsin
additiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
Toinstalltherearbackplane/cagekit,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage61.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage61.
4.Locatetherearbackplane/cagekitbay.See“Servercomponents”onpage25.
5.Liftthemetalshieldthatprotectstherearbackplane/cagekitbay.Storetheshieldincasethatyoulater
removethekitandneedtheshieldtocoverthebay.
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