• 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.
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-
CfNsWy-689CRZHExrZEi9I
.
Procedure
Note: Depending on the specific type, your backplane might look different from the illustration in this topic.
Step 1. Prepare your server.
a. Remove the top cover. See
“Remove the top cover” on page 243.
b. Remove the system fan cage for easier operation. See
“Remove a system fan” on page 239.
c. Remove all installed drives and fillers (if any) from the drive bays. See
“Remove a 2.5/3.5-inch
hot-swap drive” on page 115
.
Step 2. Record the cable connections on the backplane and then disconnect all cables from the
backplane. See
Chapter 6 “Internal cable routing” on page 249. If the cable connectors come with
protective dust caps, make sure to put them back on.
Step 3. Remove the backplane from the chassis.
Figure 34. 3.5-inch drive backplane removal
a. Open the release latches that secure the backplane.
b.
Pivot the backplane backward slightly to release it from the three pins 1 on the chassis.
c.
Carefully remove the backplane out of the chassis.
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