Owners Manual

Next steps
1. Connect all the cables to the backplane.
2. Install all the drives carriers into the mid drive tray.
3. Follow the procedures in After working inside your system.
Removing the 3.5-inch rear drive backplane
Prerequisites
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the drives from the system before
removing the backplane.
CAUTION: You must note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can
replace them in the same locations.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedures in Before working inside your system.
3. Remove all the drives.
4. Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
Steps
1. Pull the release pins, and lift the drive backplane to disengage the backplane from the hooks on the rear drive module.
2. Remove the backplane from the system.
Figure 84. Removing the 3.5-inch rear drive backplane
Next steps
Install the 3.5-inch rear drive backplane.
Installing the 3.5-inch rear drive backplane
Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Steps
1. Use the hooks on the rear drive module as guides to align the drive backplane.
2. Lower the backplane into the system until it is firmly seated.
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