• 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 7mm rear drive cage. See
“Remove a 2.5/3.5-inch
hot-swap drive” on page 115
.
Step 3. Disconnect the 7mm rear drive cage cables from the processor board or the PCIe adapter.
Step 4. Lift the 7mm rear drive cage out of the chassis.
Figure 140. 7mm rear drive cage removal
Step 5. If the rear backplane is reused, remove the rear backplane. See “Remove the 7mm drive
backplanes” on page 91
.
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 7mm rear drive assembly
Use this information to install the 7mm rear drive assembly.
About this task
The following illustrates how to install the 7mm rear drive assembly.
Attention:
• 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.
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