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Remove the E1.S drive backplane

Follow instructions in this section to remove the E1.S drive backplane.

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 E1.S hot-swap drives and the drive bay fillers (if any) from the drive bays. See Remove an E1.S/E3.S hot-swap drive. Place the drives on a static protective surface.
    3. Disconnect the power and signal cables from the E1.S drive backplane.
    4. Remove the E1.S drive cage assembly. See Remove the E1.S/E3.S drive cage assembly.
  2. Unfasten the two screws to remove the E1.S drive backplane from the drive cage.
    Figure 1. E1.S drive backplane removal
    E1.S drive backplane 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