1 Heat sink 2 M.2 drive
3 M.2 drive tray 4 Thermal pad
5 M.2 interposer 6 Interposer tray
7 Rear M.2 cage 8 Rear M.2 backplane
• “Disassemble the rear M.2 interposer and drive” on page 237
• “Assemble the rear M.2 interposer and drive” on page 240
• “Remove rear hot-swap M.2 interposer and drive assembly” on page 243
• “Install rear hot-swap M.2 interposer and drive assembly” on page 244
• “Remove the rear M.2 backplane” on page 245
• “Install rear M.2 backplane” on page 246
• “Remove the rear M.2 cage” on page 247
• “Install rear M.2 cage” on page 248
Disassemble the rear M.2 interposer and drive
Use this information to disassemble the rear M.2 interposer and drive.
About this task
Attention:
• Read
“Installation Guidelines” on page 57 and “Safety inspection checklist” on page 58 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 75.
• Keep static-sensitive parts in their static-protective packages until installation to prevent exposure to
static electricity. Handle the parts with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems.
Place the parts on a static-protective surface.
Procedure
Step 1. Remove the rear hot-swap M.2 interposer and drive assembly from the chassis, see
“Remove rear
hot-swap M.2 interposer and drive assembly” on page 243
.
Step 2. Disassemble the M.2 interposer from M.2 drive.
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