Removing The 4X2.5-Inch Hot-Swap Drive Backplanes; Replacing The 4X2.5-Inch Hot-Swap Drive Backplanes - IBM System x3750 M4 Type 8722 Installation And Service Manual

6. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
7. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.

Removing the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes

To remove the 2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page vii and
"Installation guidelines" on page 33.
2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 21) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables as necessary to replace the device.
3. Slide the server out of the rack.
4. Remove the top cover (see "Removing the server top cover" on page 206).
5. Pull the drives and filler panels out of the server slightly to disengage them
from the drive backplane.
6. Remove the fan cage assembly (see "Removing the fan cage assembly" on page
245).
7. Disconnect the combination power/configuration cable from the backplane. If a
SAS signal cable is attached to the drive backplane, disconnect it.
Note: You can also choose to disconnect the cables after removing the
backplane, if that is easier for you.
8. Lift the retention latch or latches on top of the backplane cage; then, rotate the
backplane down and pull it out of the retention latch and remove it from the
server.
9. If you are instructed to return the drive backplane, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.

Replacing the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes

To install the replacement hot-swap 2.5-inch drive backplanes, complete the
following steps:
Retention
latch
Drive
backplane
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