Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 - Install the 3.5-Inch Simple-Swap-Drive Backplate Assembly

Figure 64. 3.5-inch simple-swap-drive backplate assembly removal
Step 1. Pull the release pins and carefully slide the backplate assembly in the direction as shown.
Step 2. Pivot the backplate assembly backward slightly to release it from the four hooks on the chassis.
Then, carefully lift the backplate assembly out of the chassis.
If you are instructed to return the old simple-swap-drive backplate assembly, follow all packaging
instructions and use any packaging materials that are provided.
Install the 3.5-inch simple-swap-drive backplate assembly
Use this information to install the 3.5-inch simple-swap-drive backplate assembly.
“Read the
installation
Guidelines” on
page 53
“Power off
the server
for this task”
on page 13
“ATTENTION:
Static Sensitive Device
Ground package before opening”
on page 56
Before installing the 3.5-inch simple-swap-drive backplate assembly, touch the static-protective package
that contains the new 3.5-inch simple-swap-drive backplate assembly to any unpainted surface on the
outside of the server. Then, take the new 3.5-inch simple-swap-drive backplate assembly out of the package
and place it on a static-protective surface.
To install the 3.5-inch simple-swap-drive backplate assembly, complete the following steps:
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available at
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-
C9jFjZnXQ6AmTXaIdX6_HJ
.
Step 1. Align the backplate with the chassis and lower it into the chassis. Put the backplate into place with
it leaning backward slightly.
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