• Read “Installation Guidelines” on page 51 and “Safety inspection checklist” on page 52 to ensure that you
work safely.
• Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See
“Power off the server” on page 68.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems.
Procedure
Step 1. Remove the top cover. See
“Remove the top cover” on page 243.
Step 2. Remove the drives or drive fillers installed in the 2.5-inch rear drive cage. See
“Remove a 2.5/3.5-
inch hot-swap drive” on page 115
.
Step 3. Disconnect the 2.5-inch rear drive cage cables from the processor board or the PCIe adapter. See
Chapter 6 “Internal cable routing” on page 249.
Step 4. Hold the two blue touch points and directly lift the 2.5-inch rear drive cage out of the chassis.
Figure 135. 2.5-inch rear drive cage removal
Step 5. If the rear backplane is reused, remove the rear backplane. See
“Remove the 2.5-inch rear drive
backplane” on page 88
.
After you finish
If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use
any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Demo video
Watch the procedure on YouTube
Install the 2.5-inch rear drive assembly
Use this information to install the 2.5-inch rear drive assembly.
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