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Remove the front drive tray

Follow instructions in this section to remove the front drive tray.

About this task

Attention
  • 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.
  • When removing drives, record the drive bay the drive is removed from, and use the record as a checklist when installing the drives.

Procedure

  1. Make preparation for this task.
    1. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
    2. Remove all of the fans. See Remove a fan.
    3. Remove the fan cage. See Remove the fan cage.
    4. Unfasten the two cable ties on the front drive tray to release the cables.
      Figure 1. Unfastening the cable ties
      Unfastening the cable ties
    5. Disconnect the following cables from the system board assembly:
      • Front I/O module cables
      • Front operator panel cable
    6. Depending on the configuration, remove all of the 2.5-inch hot-swap drives and the drive bay fillers (if any) or all of the E3.S hot-swap drives and the drive bay fillers (if any). See Remove a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive or Remove an E3.S hot-swap drive. Place the drives on a static protective surface.
    7. Depending on the configuration, disconnect the power and signal cables from the 2.5-inch drive backplane or the E3.S dive backplane.
    8. Depending on the configuration, remove the 2.5-inch drive cage or the E3.S drive cage assembly. See Remove the 2.5-inch drive cage or Remove the E3.S drive cage assembly.
    9. Depending on the configuration, remove the CX-7 assembly or the SXM5 PCIe switch board. See Remove the CX-7 assembly or Remove the SXM5 PCIe switch board.
  2. Remove the front drive tray.
    1. Loosen the thumbscrew that secures the front drive tray to the chassis.
    2. Loosen the thumbscrew that secure the front drive tray to the radiator bracket.
    3. Slide the front drive tray toward the rear of the server.
    4. Tilt the front drive tray at an angle.
    5. Lift the front drive tray out of the chassis.
      Figure 2. Front drive tray removal


      Front drive tray removal

After you finish

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.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube