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Remove the M.2 backplane and M.2 drive

Use this information to remove the M.2 backplane and M.2 drive.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems.

Procedure

  1. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
  2. Disconnect the M.2 cables from the M.2 backplane.
    Figure 1. M.2 x4 non-RAID SATA/NVMe 2-bay backplane

    Disconnect the M.2 cables from the M.2 backplane.

    Figure 2. M.2 x1 RAID NVMe 2-bay backplane

    1. Loosen the screw on the signal cable.

    2. Tilt the connector and remove it.

    3. Remove the power cable.

    Figure 3. M.2 RAID SATA/NVME 2-bay backplane

    1. Pull up the latch on the M.2 cable.

    2. Disconnect the M.2 cable from the M.2 backplane.

  3. Remove the M.2 drive from the M.2 backplane.
    Note

    The M.2 backplane you want to remove might be different from the following illustrations, but the removal method is the same.

    Figure 4. M.2 drive removal
    Removing the M.2 drive from the M.2 adapter

    1. Press both sides of the 2 retainer.
    2. Slide the retainer backward to loosen the M.2 drive from the M.2 backplane.
    3. Rotate the M.2 drive away from the M.2 backplane.
    4. Pull the M.2 drive away from the 1 connector at an angle of approximately 30 degrees.
  4. Remove the M.2 module from the chassis.
    Figure 5. M.2 module removal
    Removing the M.2 module from the chassis

    1. Loosen the screw.
    2. Release the M.2 backplane from the pin and carefully lift the M.2 backplane out from the chassis.
  5. Disconnect all M.2 cables from the processor board.

After you finish

If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube