Remove the 2.5-/3.5-inch drive backplane

Follow instructions in this section to remove the 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive backplane.

Procedure

1. Prepare your server.
   1. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
   2. Remove all hot-swap drives and drive bay fillers (if any) from the drive bays. See Remove a 2.5-/3.5-inch hot-swap drive. Place the drives on a static protective surface.
   3. Disconnect the power and signal cables from the 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive backplane.
   4. Remove the 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive cage assembly. See Remove the 2.5-/3.5-inch drive cage assembly.
2. Based on your configuration, follow the corresponding procedures to remove the 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive backplane.

   Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane:

   1. Lift and hold the retention latches on top of the 2.5-inch drive cage.
   2. Rotate the 2.5-inch drive backplane away to disengage it from the retention latches as illustrated.
   3. Remove the backplane from the drive cage.
      Figure 1. Removing the 2.5-inch drive backplane
      
      

   Remove the 3.5-inch drive backplane:

   1. Pull out the blue plunger that secures the 3.5-inch drive backplane.
   2. Slide the 3.5-inch drive backplane as illustrated to disengage it from the drive cage; then, remove the backplane from the drive cage.
      Figure 2. Removing the 3.5-inch drive backplane