IBM 884015U, Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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System board connector
8. Remove the power cage assembly from the server.
To replace the power cage assembly, reverse the previous steps.
Hard disk drive backplane
This section contains instructions for removing and replacing the hard disk drive
backplane.
Note:
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Read “Installation guidelines” on page 11.
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Read the safety notices at Appendix B, “Safety information,” on page 117.
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Read “Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 13.
Complete the following steps to remove the hard disk drive backplane:
1. Turn off the server and any attached devices.
2. Disconnect external cables and option cables from the back of the server.
3. Remove the server cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 16).
4. Remove the hard disk drives.
5. Remove the air baffle (see “Removing the air baffle” on page 17).
6. Remove the fan bracket (see “Fan bracket” on page 48).
7. Disconnect the two cables from the hard disk drive backplane.
8. Lift the two backplane release tabs, and remove the backplane from the server.
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