Removing and installing a one-bay or four-bay hard disk drive bracket
and cable assembly
The following section describes how to remove and install a one-bay hard disk drive
bracket and cable assembly and a four-bay hard disk drive bracket and cable
assembly in a system-board tray and expansion enclosures.
Removing a one-bay hard disk drive bracket and cable assembly
To remove a one-bay hard disk drive bracket and cable assembly from a
system-board tray or I/O enclosure, complete the following steps.
Release
latch
Hard disk drive
bracket and cable
assembly (some
configurations)
System-board tray
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
2. If the system-board tray is installed in a chassis, remove it (see “Removing the
system-board tray from a 2U chassis” on page 75).
3. If you are removing the hard disk drive bracket and cable assembly from a
system-board tray, complete the following steps:
a. If the system-board tray has an expansion enclosure attached, remove it
(see “Removing an expansion enclosure from a system-board tray” on page
73); otherwise, remove the system-board tray cover (see “Removing the
system-board tray cover” on page 121).
b. If a 3.5-inch hard disk drive is installed in the system-board tray, remove it
(see “Removing a 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive” on page 90).
c. Make a note of where the hard disk drive bracket and cable assembly
cables are attached; then, disconnect them.
d. Press inward on the hard disk drive bracket and cable assembly release
latch; then, lift the assembly off the mounting tabs and out of the
system-board tray.
4. If you are removing the hard disk drive bracket and cable assembly from an I/O
enclosure, complete the following steps:
a. Remove the I/O enclosure from the system-board tray and set it on a flat,
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