Removing the drive backplane
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
You must note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in
the same drive slots.
1
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
.
2
Follow the procedure listed in the
Before working inside your system
3
.
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the drives from the system before removing
the backplane.
4
Disconnect the following cables from the backplane:
a
Backplane signal cable
b
Backplane power cable
c
PERC cable
Steps
1
Press the blue release tabs to disengage the backplane from the hooks on the system.
2
Lift the backplane out of the system.
NOTE:
To avoid damaging the backplane, ensure that you move the control panel cables from the cable routing clips before
removing the backplane.
Figure 61. Removing the drive backplane
Next step
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Installing the drive backplane
Prerequisites
1
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
Installing and removing system components
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