Replacingthefrontbackplane
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpagev
and“Guidelines”onpage73.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Thefollowingprocedureisbasedonthescenariothatyouwanttoreplacethebackplaneforupto
nine3.5-inchdrives.Theprocedureissimilarforthefollowingtypesofbackplanes:
•Backplaneforuptotwelve3.5-inchdrives
•Backplaneforuptonine3.5-inchdrives
•Backplaneforuptosixteen2.5-inchdrives
•Backplaneforuptoeight2.5-inchdrives
Toreplacethefrontbackplane,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage75.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.
4.Locatethebackplane.See“Servercomponents”onpage29.
5.Removealltheinstalleddrivesanddummytrays(ifany)fromthedrivebays.See“Installingorreplacing
ahot-swapdrive”onpage152.
6.Recordthecableconnectionsonthebackplaneandthendisconnectallcablesfromthebackplane.
7.Pressthetwolatchesinthedirectionasshownuntilthelatchesaredisengagedfromthechassis.
Figure150.Releasingthefrontbackplane
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