Removing the simple-swap backplate

This procedure applies only to 4U server models with non-hot-swap power supplies.

To remove the simple-swap backplate on 4U server models with non-hot-swap power supplies, complete the following steps.

Note

You need a screwdriver in order to complete the steps.

1. Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices; then, disconnect all power cords and external cables.
3. Remove the bezel (see Removing the bezel).
4. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing up.
   Attention

   Do not allow the server to fall over.
5. Remove the side cover (see Removing the side cover).
6. Remove the air baffle (see Removing the air baffle).
7. Remove the simple-swap hard disk drives that are installed in the hard disk drive cage (see Removing a simple-swap hard disk drive).
8. To remove the simple-swap backplate, slide it outwards and then rotate it out of the hard disk drive cage.
   Figure 1. Simple-swap backplate removal for 4U server model with non-hot-swap power supplies
   
   
9. Disconnect the power cable from the simple-swap backplate and then the signal cable from the system board.
   Note

   The signal cables on the simple-swap backplate can not be removed.
10. If you are instructed to return the simple-swap backplate, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.