Skip to main content

Remove the 7mm drive cage

Follow the instructions in this section to remove the 7mm drive cage.

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.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.

  • If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the top covers, or remove the server from the rack. See Remove the server from rails.

Note
For more details on the different types of risers, see Rear view.
Depending on your configuration, follow the corresponding procedures below for proper removal procedure.

Remove 7mm drive cage from two slot FH riser​

Procedure

  1. Make preparation for the task.
    1. If 7mm drives or fillers have been installed, remove them. See Remove a 7mm drive.
    2. Remove the front top cover. See Remove the front top cover.
    3. Remove the rear top cover. See Remove the rear top cover.
    4. Remove the crossbar. See Remove the crossbar.
    5. Remove the PCIe riser where the 7mm drive cage is installed. See Remove the PCIe riser.
  2. Disconnect the cables from the 7mm drive cage.
  3. Remove the 7mm drive cage.
    Figure 1. Removing 7mm drive cage from riser
    Removing 7mm drive cage from riser
    1. Remove the two screws that secure the drive cage to the PCIe riser cage.
    2. Remove the drive cage from the PCIe riser cage.
  4. Remove the 7mm drive cage bracket.
    Figure 2. Removing 7mm drive cage bracket
    Removing 7mm drive cage bracket
    1. Remove the screw that secures the 7mm drive cage bracket.
    2. Slide the 7mm drive cage bracket away from the connectors and remove it.
  5. Remove the 7mm drive backplanes.
    Figure 3. Disassembling 7mm drive cage
    Disassembling 7mm drive cage
    1. Unfasten the two screws from the upper backplane; then, remove the upper backplane from the lower backplane.
    2. Unfasten the screw from the lower backplane; then, remove the lower backplane from the drive cage.
  6. If necessary, install the 7mm drive cage bracket to the filler.
    Figure 4. Installing 7mm drive cage bracket
    Installing 7mm drive cage bracket
    1. Align the 7mm drive cage bracket with the filler and slide it towards the rear of the filler.
    2. Secure the 7mm drive cage bracket with a screw.
  7. If necessary, install the 7mm drive cage filler.
    Figure 5. Installing 7mm drive cage filler
    Installing 7mm drive cage filler
    1. Install the filler into the PCIe riser cage.
    2. Secure the filler with two screws.

Remove 7mm drive cage from six slot FH riser​

Note
A Gen 4 riser is used as an example for illustration. The replacement procedure for a Gen 5 riser is similar.

Procedure

  1. Make preparation for the task.
    1. If 7mm drives or fillers have been installed, remove them. See Remove a 7mm drive.
    2. Remove the front top cover. See Remove the front top cover.
    3. Remove the rear top cover. See Remove the rear top cover.
    4. Remove the crossbar. See Remove the crossbar.
    5. Remove the PCIe riser where the 7mm drive cage is installed. See Remove the PCIe riser.
  2. Disconnect the cables from the 7mm drive cage.
  3. Remove the 7mm drive cage.
    Figure 6. Removing 7mm drive cage from riser
    Removing 7mm drive cage from riser
    1. Remove the two screws that secure the drive cage to the PCIe riser.
    2. Rotate the drive cage outwards away from the PCIe riser cage to remove it.
  4. Remove the 7mm drive cage bracket.
    Figure 7. Removing 7mm drive cage bracket
    Removing 7mm drive cage bracket
    1. Remove the screw that secures the 7mm drive cage bracket.
    2. Slide the 7mm drive cage bracket towards the connectors and remove it.
  5. Remove the 7mm drive backplanes.
    Figure 8. Disassembling 7mm drive cage
    Disassembling 7mm drive cage
    1. Unfasten the two screws from the upper backplane; then, remove the upper backplane from the lower backplane.
    2. Unfasten the screw from the lower backplane; then, remove the lower backplane from the drive cage.

After you finish

  1. Install a replacement unit or a filler. See Install the 7mm drive cage.

  2. 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