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Removing the optional front 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive cage

Use this information to remove the optional front 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive cage.

Before you remove the optional front 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive cage, complete the following steps:
  1. Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. If the compute node is installed in a NeXtScale n1200 Enclosure, remove it (see Removing a compute node from a chassis for instructions).
  3. Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the compute node with the bezel pointing toward you.

To remove the optional front 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive cage, complete the following steps.

  1. Remove the cover (see Removing the compute node cover).
  2. Remove the hard disk drive(s) if there is any (see Removing and installing drives).
  3. Pull up the plunger and slide the backplane inward to release the backplane.
    Figure 1. Backplane released
    Backplane released
  4. Remove the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane from the optional front 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive cage.
    Figure 2. Backplane removal
    Backplane removal
  5. Disconnect the mini-SAS HD (12Gb) and power cables from the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane and power connector (see Figure 3).
  6. Remove the screws from the optional front 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive cage.
    Figure 3. Screws removal
    Screws removal
  7. Slowly lift the optional front 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive cage out of the node.
    Figure 4. Optional front 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive cage removal
    Optional front 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive cage removal
  8. If you are instructed to return the optional front hard disk drive cage, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.