Servicing FRUs 139
Related Information
■ “Extend the Server to the Maintenance Position” on page 39
■ “Take Antistatic Measures” on page 42
■ “Remove the Server Top Cover” on page 43
▼ Remove Storage Drive SAS Cables
1. Prepare the server for service.
a. Power off the server and disconnect the power cords from the power
supplies.
See “Powering Down the Server” on page 33.
b. Extend the server to the maintenance position.
See “Extend the Server to the Maintenance Position” on page 39.
c. Attach an antistatic wrist strap to your wrist, and then to a metal area on the
chassis.
See “Take Antistatic Measures” on page 42.
d. Remove the server top cover.
See “Remove the Server Top Cover” on page 43.
2. Remove all of the server fan modules.
See “Remove a Fan Module” on page 51.
3. Remove the PCIe riser from PCIe slots 3 and 4.
See “Remove a PCIe Riser From PCIe Slots 3 and 4” on page 80.
4. If the server has two disk backplanes, do the following; otherwise, proceed to
the next step.
a. To disconnect the SAS cable from top disk backplane, press the latch, push in
toward the connector, and then pull out to remove the cable [1].
Note – Servers with four storage drives or fewer have only one disk backplane.
Servers with more than four storage drives have two disk backplanes.
b. Remove the top disk backplane.
See “Remove the Disk Backplane” on page 119.
c. To disconnect the SAS cable from bottom disk backplane, press and hold the
cable latch, push in toward the connector, and then pull out the cable [1].