Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane
Follow instructions in this section to remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane.
About this task
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.
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 Remove the server from rack.
Procedure
- Prepare your server.
- Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
- Remove all 2.5-inch and drive bay fillers (if any) from the drive bays. See Remove a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive. Place the drives on a static protective surface.
- Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane module. See Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane module.
- Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane.
Unfasten the two screws on the backplane.
Remove the backplane from the backplane module.Figure 1. Removing the 2.5-inch drive backplane
Install a replacement unit. See Install the 2.5-inch drive backplane.
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.
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