Removing the hard disk drive cage assembly

Use this information to remove the hard disk drive cage assembly from the server.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component or installing an optional device in the server, you need to slide the server out from the rack enclosure, turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To remove the hard disk drive cage, complete the following steps.

1. Remove the fan cage cover (see Removing the fan cage cover).
2. Remove the fans (see Removing a system fan).
3. Remove the fan cage (see Removing the fan cage).
4. Remove the system management board cover (see Removing the system management board cover).
5. Disconnect the hard disk drive backplane configure cable (x1), hard disk drive backplane power cable (x2), SAS cables (x8), thermal sensor cable (x1) and front I/O cable (x2).
6. Remove the hard disk drive (see Removing a hot-swap hard disk drive).
7. Remove the hard disk drive backplane (see Removing the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane).
8. Remove the 10 (5 on each side) M3 screws from the hard disk drive cage.
9. Slide the hard disk drive cage out of the server.
   Figure 1. Hard disk drive cage removal