Remove the Disk Backplane
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c.
Attach an antistatic wrist strap to your wrist, and then to a metal area on the
chassis.
See “Take Antistatic Measures” on page 59.
d.
Open the server fan door to gain access to the disk backplanes.
See “Open the Server Fan Door” on page 59
e.
Remove all four fan modules.
See “Remove a Fan Module” on page 76.
2.
Pull all storage drives out far enough to disengage them from the disk
backplane.
See “Remove a HDD or SSD Storage Drive” on page 66.
Note - It is not necessary to completely remove the storage drives from the server; simply
pull them out far enough to disengage them from the disk backplane. If you do remove the
storage drives from the server, record their locations so that you can reinstall them in the same
locations.