• 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 system.
A video for this task is available at:
• YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-Cmxb8e4L4PvMQ7J5PxvuOK
• Youku: https://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_59643656
Procedure
Step 1. Remove the top cover. See “Remove the top cover” on page 220.
Step 2. Remove the drives or drive fillers installed in the hot-swap rear drive cage. See “Remove a 2.5/3.5-
inch hot-swap drive” on page 124.
Step 3. Disconnect the hot-swap rear drive cage cables from the system board or the PCIe adapter.
Step 4. Hold the two blue touch points and directly lift the hot-swap rear drive cage out of the chassis.
Figure 77. Hot-swap 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 101.
After you finish
If you are instructed to return the old hot-swap rear drive cage, follow all packaging instructions and use any
packaging materials that are provided.
Install the hot-swap rear drive assembly
Use this information to install the hot-swap rear drive assembly.
About this task
The following illustrates how to install the 2.5-inch rear drive assembly. You can install the 7mm rear drive
assembly in the same way.
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