Owners Manual

Table Of Contents
CAUTION: Note the number of each hard drive and temporarily label them before you remove the hard drive so
that you can replace them in the same location.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions on page 56.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system on page 57.
3. Remove the air shroud.
4. Remove the cooling fan assembly.
5. Remove the backplane cover.
6. Remove all hard drives.
7. Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
Steps
Press the release tabs and lift the backplane to disengage the backplane from the hooks on the system.
Figure 66. Removing the hard drive backplane
Next steps
Install the hard drive blank.
Installing the hard drive backplane
The procedure to install the backplane is identical for all backplane configurations.
Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions on page 56.
NOTE: The procedure to install the backplane is similar for all backplane configurations.
Steps
1. Use the hooks on the system as guides to align the hard drive backplane.
2. Lower the hard drive backplane until the release tabs snap into place. If applicable, tighten the captive screws on the
backplane.
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Installing and removing system components