Owners Manual
Step
Press the release tabs and lift the backplane to disengage the backplane from the hooks on the system.
NOTE: If you backplane has an expander board, the loosen the screws on the expander board before you remove the
backplane.
Figure 59. Removing the hard drive backplane
Figure 60. 4 X 3.5 hard drive backplane
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release tab (2) 2 SAS cable connector
3 power cable connector 4 backplane signal cable connectorNext
Next step
Install the hard drive backplane.
Installing the hard drive backplane
Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
CAUTION
: To prevent damage to the control panel ex cable, do not bend the control panel ex cable after it is inserted into the
connector.
NOTE: The procedure to install the backplane is identical for all backplane congurations.
102 Installing and removing system components