IBM System x3650 Type 7979 Problem Determination And Service Manual page 148

Removing the 3.5-inch-drive hard disk drive backplane
To remove the 3.5-inch-drive hard disk drive backplane, complete the following
steps.
10. If you are instructed to return the backplane, follow all packaging instructions,
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IBM System x3650 Type 7979 and 1914: Problem Determination and Service Guide
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 87.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords
and all external cables.
3. Remove the server from the rack and place it on a flat, static-protective
surface.
4. Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the
backplane.
5. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 90).
6. Remove the fan-bracket assembly (see "Removing the fan-bracket assembly"
on page 93).
7. Disconnect the backplane cables.
8. Press down on the blue release latches that are on each side of the hard disk
drive enclosure. The hard disk drive backplane pops out.
9. Lift the backplane out of the server.
and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
3.5-inch hot-swap
drive backplane