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Replacing a rear drive cage
Prerequisites
Take the following ESD prevention measures:
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Wear antistatic clothing.
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Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded.
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Do not wear any conductive objects, such as jewelry or watches.
When you replace a component, examine the slot and connector for damages. Make sure the pins
are not damaged (bent for example) and do not contain any foreign objects.
Removing a rear drive cage
1.
Power off the server. For more information, see "
2.
Remove the server from the rack. For more information, see "
Removing the server from a rack
3.
Remove the access panel. For more information, see "
4.
Disconnect all cables from the drive backplane.
5.
Remove a rear drive cage:
To remove a rear 2SFF drive cage, remove screws that secure the drive cage, and lift the
drive cage out of the chassis.
The procedures are similar for removing a rear 2SFF drive cage and a rear 4SFF drive cage.
This section removes a rear 2SFF drive cage as an example.
Figure 79 Removing a rear 2SFF drive cage
Remove a rear 2LFF drive cage, remove screws that secure the drive cage, and lift the drive
cage out of the chassis.
The procedures are similar for removing a rear 2LFF drive cage and a rear 4LFF drive cage.
This section removes a rear 2LFF drive cage as an example.