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Remove the rear hot-swap drive cage

Use this information to remove the rear hot-swap drive cage.

Read the installation GuidelinesPower off the server for this taskATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening
Before removing the rear hot-swap drive cage:

  1. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.

  2. Remove the drives or drive fillers installed in the rear hot-swap drive cage. See Remove a hot-swap drive and Install a hot-swap drive.

  3. Disconnect the rear hot-swap drive cage cables from the system board or the PCIe adapter.

To remove the rear hot-swap drive cage, complete the following step:

Figure 1. Rear hot-swap drive cage removal
Rear hot-swap drive cage removal

  1. Hold the two blue touch points and directly lift the rear hot-swap drive cage out of the chassis.
  2. If the rear backplane is reused, remove the rear backplane. See Remove the rear backplane.

If you are instructed to return the old rear hot-swap drive cage, follow all packaging instructions and use any packaging materials that are provided.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube