User's Manual

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2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage85.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage87.
4.Locatethehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane(s).See“Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane”on
page34
.
5.Removethefrontsystemfan.See“Replacingthefrontsystemfan”onpage149.
6.Removealltheinstalledhot-swapharddiskdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)fromtheharddiskdrive
cage.See“Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddiskdrive”onpage119
.
7.Notedownthecableconnectionsonthebackplaneandthendisconnectallthecablesfromthe
backplane.
8.Liftthereleaselatch1andslidetheharddiskdrivecageoutofthefrontofthechassis.
Note:Thefollowingillustrationshowsthe3.5-inchharddiskdrivecage.Forthe2.5-inchharddisk
drivecage,theremovalprocedureisthesame.
Figure71.Removingtheharddiskdrivecage
9.Dependingonwhetheryourserverhasa2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivecagewithbackplaneor
3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivecage(s)withbackplane(s),dooneofthefollowing:
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