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Removing the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes

Use this information for instructions on how to remove the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane assembly.

To remove the 2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes, complete the following steps:

  1. Before you begin, read Safety and Installation guidelines .
  2. Turn off the server (see Turning off the server) and all attached peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external cables as necessary to replace the device.
  3. Remove the storage book from the server (see Removing the storage book).
  4. Remove the drive filler panels.
  5. Pull the drives out of the front of the storage book slightly to disengage them from the drive backplane.
  6. Disconnect the power cable from the backplane. If a SAS signal cable is attached to the drive backplane, disconnect it.
  7. Lift the retention latch outward on the right side of the backplane cage; then, rotate the backplane to the left and pull it out of the slots on the cage and remove it from the storage book.

    Illustration of removing the 4x2.5-inch drive backplane
  8. If you are instructed to return the drive backplane, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.