Lenovo ThinkServer RD640 - Page 168

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage77.
4.Locatethebackplane.See“Servercomponents”onpage31.
5.Removealltheinstalled2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)fromthe
hard-disk-drivecage(rightcageormiddlecage).See“Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk
drive”onpage146
.
6.Recordthecableconnectionsonthebackplaneandthendisconnectallcablesfromthebackplane.
7.Removethethreescrewsthatsecurethebackplaneandthencarefullyliftthebackplaneoutofthe
chassis.
Figure124.Removingthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrives
8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewhot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplanetoany
unpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,removethenewbackplanefromthepackage.
Note:Carefullyhandlethebackplanebyitsedges.
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