Removing a hot-swap hard disk drive backplane

Use this information to remove a hot-swap hard disk drive backplane.

1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables, if necessary.
3. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
4. Remove the filler panels from the drive bay.
5. Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the hard disk drive backplane (see Removing hot-swap hard disk drives).
6. Remove the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane. Based on the server configuration, the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane may appear as either of the following four.

   Steps for removing a four 2.5-inch hot-swap-drive backplane

   Note

   Two four 2.5-inch hot-swap-drive backplanes are used for the eight 2.5-inch hot-swap-drive server model.
   1. Carefully lift the backplane out of the chassis by pulling outwards and lifting it up.
      Figure 1. Four 2.5-inch hot-swap-drive backplane removal
      

      

      
      

   Step for removing a ten 2.5-inch hot-swap-drive backplane

   1. Carefully lift the backplane out of the chassis by pulling outwards and lifting it up.
      Figure 2. Ten 2.5-inch hot-swap-drive backplane removal
      

      

      
      

   Step for removing a ten 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane with two NVMe drive connector

   1. Carefully lift the backplane out of the chassis by pulling outwards and lifting it up.
      Figure 3. Removal of a 10 x 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane with two NVMe connectors
      
      
   2. Disconnect the cables from the NVMe adapter and remove the NVMe adapter from the PCI Express slot 2 (low-profile). See Removing an adapter.

   Steps for removing a four 3.5-inch hot-swap-drive backplane

   1. Lift the release latches that secure the backplane to the chassis.
   2. Carefully lift the backplane out of the chassis by pulling outwards and lifting it up.
      Figure 4. Four 3.5-inch hot-swap-drive backplane removal
      

      

      
      
7. Disconnect all cables from the hard disk drive backplane.