Servicing the Drive Backplane
This board provides connectors for the drive signal cables. This board also serves as the
interconnect for the front I/O board, the Power and Locator buttons, and server or component
status LEDs.
These topics describe how to service the drive backplane.
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“Remove the Drive Backplane” on page 157
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“Install the Drive Backplane” on page 159
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“Verify Drive Backplane Functionality” on page 161
Remove the Drive Backplane
This is a cold-service procedure that must be performed by qualified service personnel. The
server must be completely powered down before performing this procedure. See “Component
Service Categories” on page 57 for more information about this category of service procedures.
1.
Prepare for servicing.
a.
Attach an antistatic wrist strap.
b.
Power off the server and unplug power cords from the power supplies.
See “Removing Power From the Server” on page 58.
c.
Remove the server from the rack.
See “Remove the Server From the Rack” on page 66.
d.
Remove the top cover.
See “Remove the Top Cover” on page 67.
2.
Remove all drives and fillers.
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