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3. Keep the #2 Phillips screwdriver ready.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the hard drive or SSDs and the hard-drive or SSD backplane, you must remove the

hard drives or SSDs from the server module before removing the hard-drive or SSD backplane.

CAUTION: You must note the number of each hard drive or SSD and temporarily label them before removal so that

you can replace them in the same locations.

4. Remove the hard drives or SSDs.

Steps

1. Press the release latches, lift the backplane until the guide pins on the hard-drive or SSD cage disengage from the guides on the hard-

drive or SSD backplane.

2. Remove the hard-drive or SSD cage.

3. Loosen the two retention screws securing the hard-drive or SSD backplane cable connector to the system board connector.

4. Lift the backplane away from the system.

Figure 54. Removing a 2.5-inch (x4) SAS hard-drive or SSD backplane

hard-drive or SSD backplane 2. release latch (2)

3. guide pin (5) 4. retention screw on the hard-drive or SSD backplane cable

connector

5. connector 6. hard-drive or SSD backplane cable

Next steps

1. Install the hard-drive or SSD backplane.

2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

Related References

Safety instructions on page 51

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