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CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the drives from the system before
removing the backplane.
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6. Disconnect the cables from the drive backplane.
Steps
1. Align the slots on the drive backplane with the guides on the system.
2. Slide the drive backplane into the guides and lower the backplane until the blue release tabs clicks into place.
Figure 39. Installing the drive backplane
Next steps
1. Connect the cables into the drive backplane.
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5. Follow the procedure listed in
After working inside your system
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Cooling fans
Removing the cooling fan
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
Never operate your system with the fan removed. The system can overheat and result in shutdown of
the system and loss of data.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
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Installing and removing system components