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Figure 333. Removing an NVMe U.2 drive from the 9080-M9S system
c) Place the NVMe U.2 drive on an appropriate ESD surface.
d) Repeat this step for any other NVMe U.2 drives that need to be removed from the failed NVMe
backplane.
3. To remove the empty NVMe drive backplane, complete the following steps:
a) Remove the thumbscrew (A) on the NVMe drive backplane.
b) Put your thumb on the front side of the latch (B) and put your index finger against the rear of the
latch (C) as shown in the following figure.
c) Push against the latch with your thumb and then pull the latch out with your index finger. This
action releases the latch.
d) Rotate the backplane handle in the direction that is shown in the following figure to unlock the
backplane from its slot.
e) Hold on to the NVMe drive backplane handle and by using your hand to support the bottom of the
backplane (D), pull out the backplane from its slot.
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