Remove the drive cage assembly

Use this information to remove the drive cage assembly.

1. Make preparations for this task.
   1. Turn off the corresponding compute node on which you are going to perform the task.
   2. Remove the compute node from the enclosure (see Remove a compute node from the enclosure).
   3. Remove the components listed below from the compute node in the following order:

      • Node front cover (see Remove the node front cover).

      • All of the drives and fillers (if any) previously installed and place them on the static protective surface (see Remove a hot-swap solid-state drive).

2. Based on your existing configuration, follow the corresponding procedures to remove a 7mm or 15mm drive cage assembly.

   Remove a 7mm drive cage assembly:

   1. Disconnect the cable connecting the system board and drive backplanes (see 7mm 2.5-inch SATA/NVMe drive backplane cable).
   2. Remove the screw on the left and loosen the captive screw on the right as illustrated.
   3. Lift the drive cage assembly out of the compute node tray.
      Figure 1. 7mm drive cage assembly removal
      
      

   Remove a 15mm drive cage assembly:

   1. Disconnect the cable connecting the system board and drive backplane (see 15mm 2.5-inch NVMe drive backplane cable).
   2. Remove the screw on the left and loosen the captive screw on the right as illustrated.
   3. Lift the drive cage assembly out of the compute node tray.
      Figure 2. 15mm drive cage assembly removal