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d. Remove all of the installed simple-swap drives and drive bay fillers from the drive cage and set
them aside on a static-protective surface (see "Remove a simple-swap drive" on page 106 or
"Remove a 2.5-inch drive from a 3.5-inch drive bay" on page 110).
e. Remove the system fan (see "Remove the front system fan" on page 113).
Step 2. Disconnect the cables from the backplate.
Attention: Follow the instructions below to disconnect the cable from the SATA hard disk drive
connector (especially SATA hard disk drive 4 and 5 connectors):
1. Press on the sides of the connector on the cable with your thumb and middle finger.
2. Release the latch with your index finger as illustrated.
3. Carefully pull the cable out of the connector on the system board.
Figure 37. Disconnecting the cable from the SATA hard disk drive connector
Step 3. Remove the drive cage from the chassis (see "Remove the 3.5-inch/2.5-inch drive cage" on page
88).
Note: Depending on the model, your drive cage might look slightly different from the illustration.
Step 4. Remove the simple-swap drive backplate.
a. Pull out the blue plunger that secures the backplate.
b. Slightly lift the backplate to disengage it from the drive cage.
c. Remove the backplate from the drive cage.
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