IBM x3100 M3 4253 Installation And User Manual page 60

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System x3100 M3 Type 4253: Installation and User's Guide
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
on page 22.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all external cables
and power cords.
3. Unlock the side cover and remove the lower bezel (see "Removing the
two-piece bezel" on page 26).
4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new backplate to any
unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the backplate from the
package and place it on a static-protective surface.
5. Lay the server on its side.
6. Pull the round blue loops of the drive assembly toward each other; then, pull
the hard disk drive forward slightly to disconnect the drive from the backplate.
It is not necessary to remove these drives.
7. Remove the existing backplate (if one is installed):
a. Disconnect the signal cable from the ServeRAID adpater (if one is
installed) or disconnect the SATA signal cables from the system board, and
note the routing of the cables.
b. Disengage the signal cables from the retention-clips.
c. While pressing the release latch, rotate the backplate away from the drive
cage until it is clear of the locating pins.
d. Lift the backplate out of the server and set it aside.
Release latch
8. Insert the two tabs on the backplate into the matching holes on the drive cage.
Drive cage
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Simple-swap
backplate