Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane

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

Procedure

1. Prepare your server.
   1. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
   2. 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.
   3. Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane module. See Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane module.
2. Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane.
   1. Unfasten the two screws on the backplane.
   2. Remove the backplane from the backplane module.
      Figure 1. Removing the 2.5-inch drive backplane