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Remove the rear M.2 riser cage and drive backplane

Follow the instructions in this section to remove the rear M.2 riser cage and drive backplane.

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 system.

Procedure

  1. Make preparations for this task.
    1. If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the top cover, or remove the server from the rack. See Server replacement.
    2. Remove all hot-swap M.2 drive assemblies installed at rear of the server. See Remove a hot-swap M.2 drive assembly.
    3. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
  2. Disconnect the M.2 backplane power and signal cables from the M.2 backplane.
  3. Remove the rear M.2 backplane.
    Figure 1. Removing M.2 backplane

    1. Loosen one screw the locks the backplane to the cage.
    2. Slide the backplane as illustrated above and lift it off from the cage.

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