Lenovo x3550 M5 - Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive Backplane

Power
supply
filler
Power
supply
release tab
Power
supply
Figure122.Powersupplyinstallation
Step6.Graspthehandleontherearofthepowersupplyandslidethepowersupplyforwardintothe
power-supplybayuntilitclicks.Makesurethatthepowersupplyconnectsfirmlyintothe
power-supplyconnector.
Step7.Routethepowercordthroughthehandleandcabletieifany,sothatitdoesnotaccidentally
becomeunplugged.
Step8.Connecttheotherendsofthedcpowercabletothedcpowersource.Cutthewirestothecorrect
length,butdonotcutthemshorterthan150mm(6inch).Ifthepowersourcerequiresring
terminals,youmustuseacrimpingtooltoinstalltheringterminalstothepowercordwires.The
ringterminalsmustbeULapprovedandmustaccommodatethewiresthataredescribedabove.
Theminimumnominalthreaddiameterofapillarorstudtypeofterminalmustbe4mm;forascrew
typeofterminalthediametermustbe5.0mm.
Step9.Turnonthecircuitbreakerforthedcpowersourcetowhichthenewpowersupplyisconnected.
Step10.MakesurethatthegreenpowerLEDsonthepowersupplyarelit,indicatingthatthepowersupply
isoperatingcorrectly.
Step11.Ifyouarereplacingapowersupplytotheserver,attachtheredundantpowerinformationlabelthat
comeswiththisoptionontheservercovernearthepowersupplies.
Figure123.Redundantpowerinformationlabel
Removingahot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane
Usethisinformationtoremoveahot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane.
Toremovethehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane,completethefollowingsteps:
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