Procedure
Note: Depending on the specific type, your backplane might look different from the illustration in this topic.
Step 1.
Prepare your server.
1. Remove the top cover. See "Remove the top cover" on page 392.
2. Remove all the installed drives and fillers (if any) from the drive bays. See "Remove a hot-swap
drive" on page 176.
3. Record the cable connections for 7mm drives and then disconnect all cables from the
backplanes. See "7mm drives" on page 64.
4. Remove the 7mm drive assembly (if any) from the rear chassis. See "Rear drive cage
replacement" on page 320.
Step 2.
Remove the 7mm drive cage from the riser 2 cage.
Figure 156. 7mm drive cage removal
1. Remove the two screws as shown.
2. Slightly and horizontally slide the cage out of the riser 2 cage.
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