Step 4.  Hold the two blue touch points and directly lift the rear drive cage out of the chassis. 
Figure 118. Hot-swap rear drive cage removal
Step 5.  If the rear backplane is reused, remove the rear backplane. See 
“Remove the rear 2.5-inch drive 
backplane” on page 64
.
After you finish
If you are instructed to return the old rear drive cage, follow all packaging instructions and use any packaging 
materials provided.
Install the 2.5-inch rear drive assembly
Use this information to install the 2.5-inch rear drive assembly.
About this task
The following illustrates how to install the 2.5-inch rear drive assembly.
Attention: 
•  Read 
“Installation Guidelines” on page 45 and “Safety inspection checklist” on page 46 to ensure that you 
work safely.
•  Power off the server and disconnect all power cords for this task.
•  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.
Watch the procedure 
A video of this procedure is available at YouTube: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs- 
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Procedure
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