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Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page116
.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables,
ifnecessary.
Step3.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage119).
Step4.Removethefillerpanelsfromthedrivebay.
Step5.Pulltheharddiskdrivesoutoftheserverslightlytodisengagethemfromtheharddiskdrive
backplane(see“Removinghot-swapharddiskdrives”onpage135
).
Step6.Removethehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane.Basedontheserverconfiguration,thehot-swap
harddiskdrivebackplanemayappearaseitherofthefollowingfour.
Stepsforremovinga4x2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane
Note:Two4x2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebackplanesareusedfortheeight2.5-inchhard
diskdriveserverconfiguration.
a.Carefullyliftthebackplaneoutofthechassisbypullingoutwardsandliftingitup.
4 x 2.5-inch hard disk drive backplane
Figure124.4x2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebackplaneremoval
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