Lenovo x3550 M5 - Replacing a Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drive Backplate

4 x 3.5-inch hard disk drive backplate
Figure135.4x3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplateassemblyremoval
Step7.Disconnectthepowerandsignalcablesfromthesystemboard.
Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheharddiskdrivebackplateassembly,followallpackaginginstructions,and
useanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Replacingasimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplate
Usethisinformationtoreplaceasimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplate.
Toinstallthereplacementsimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplateassembly,completethefollowingsteps:
Note:Theten2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivemodelisnotsupported.
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page116.
Step2.Installthesimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplateassembly.Basedontheserverconfiguration,the
simple-swapharddiskdrivebackplateassemblymayappearaseitherofthefollowingtwo.
Stepsforinstallinga4x2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplateassembly.
Note:Two4x2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplateassembliesareusedfortheeight
2.5-inchharddiskdriveserverconfiguration.
a.Alignthebackplateassemblywiththeslotsonthechassis.
b.Carefullylowerthebackplateassemblyintothechassisuntilitisseatedfirmly.
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