Rear 7mm drive backplane and drive cage replacement
Use this information to remove and install the rear 7mm drive backplanes and drive cage.
Depending on server configuration, the server supports one of the below rear 7mm drive cages. The
replacement procedures for both drive cages and drive backplanes are similar. This topic uses the 7mm
drive cage
1 as an example for illustration.
1 2FH+7mm SSD riser cage 2 7mm SSD riser cage
• “Remove the 7mm drive cage” on page 342
• “Remove the 7mm drive backplanes” on page 344
• “Install the 7mm drive backplanes” on page 346
• “Install the 7mm drive cage” on page 347
Remove the 7mm drive cage
Use this information to remove the 7mm drive cage.
About this task
Attention:
• Read “Installation Guidelines” on page 185 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.
A video for this task is available at:
• Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-DqVplE36HIvdM_sq_Auw3U
• Youku: https://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_59643657.html
Procedure
Step 1. Remove the top cover. See “Remove the top cover” on page 376.
Step 2. Remove all the installed drives and fillers (if any) from the drive bays. See “Remove a hot-swap
drive” on page 226.
Step 3. Record the cable connections for 7mm drives and then disconnect all cables from the backplanes.
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