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Follow the safety guidelines listed in
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Follow the procedure listed in
Before working inside your system
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3
If installed, remove the front bezel.
4
Remove the hard drives/SSDs.
5
Remove the fan cage.
Steps
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To remove the 2.5 inch (x24) hard drive backplane:
a Disconnect all the cables connected to the hard drive backplane and expander board.
NOTE:
To disconnect the NVMe cables, ensure that you remove the NVMe cables routed through the side of
the system by lowering the fan tray side wall.
b Loosen the retention screw that secures the expander board to the system.
c Press the blue release tabs on the hard drive backplane.
d Lift the backplane away from the system until the hooks on the system disengage from the slots on the backplane.
Figure 42. Removing the 2.5 inch (x24) hard drive backplane
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To remove the 2.5 inch (x8) hard drive backplane:
a Disconnect all the cables connected to the hard drive backplane.
b Press the release tab on the hard drive backplane.
c Lift the backplane away from the system until the hooks on the system disengage from the slots on the backplane.
Installing and removing system components
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