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1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage71.
4.Locatethebackplane.See“Servercomponents”onpage29.
5.Removealltheinstalled2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesanddummytrays(ifany)fromtheharddisk
drivecage(rightcageormiddlecage).See“Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddiskdrive”on
page127.
6.Recordthecableconnectionsonthebackplaneandthendisconnectallcablesfromthebackplane.
7.Removethethreescrewsthatsecurethebackplaneandthencarefullyliftthebackplaneoutofthe
chassis.
Figure101.Removingthebackplanefor2.5-inchharddiskdrives
8.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewhot-swapharddiskdrivebackplanetoany
unpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,removethenewbackplanefromthepackage.
Note:Carefullyhandlethebackplanebyitsedges.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware135