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Remove the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane

Use this information to remove the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation guidelines to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and disconnect all power cords for this task.

  • 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. Prepare your server.
    1. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
    2. Remove all the installed drives and fillers (if any) from the drive bays. See Remove a hot-swap drive.
    3. Record the cable connections for 7mm drives and then disconnect all cables from the backplanes. For information about the backplane cable routing, see 2.5-inch/3.5-inch drive backplane cable routing (power) and 2.5-inch/3.5-inch drive backplane cable routing (signal).
  2. Gently press and hold the tab on the rear hot-swap drive cage as shown and remove the air baffle from the rear hot-swap drive cage.
    Figure 1. Air baffle removal
    Air baffle removal

  3. Disconnect the cables from the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane.
  4. Carefully lift the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane out of the rear hot-swap drive cage.
    Figure 2. 2.5-inch rear drive backplane removal
    2.5-inch rear drive backplane removal

After you finish

If you are instructed to return the old backplane, follow all packaging instructions and use any packaging materials that are provided.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube