13.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldbackplane,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206
.
Replacingthefrontbackplaneforuptosix2.5-inchdrives
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpagevand“Guidelines”onpage73.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toreplacethefrontbackplaneforuptosix2.5-inchdrives,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage75.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.
4.Removealltheinstalled2.5-inchdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)fromthefrontdrivecage.See
“Installingorreplacingahot-swapdrive”onpage152.
5.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethefrontdrivecage.Then,insertafingerintotheholeinthechassis
andpressthecagetothefrontoftheserveruntilitisremoved.
Figure153.Removingthefrontdrivecage
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