Hardware Installations and Upgrades
Replacing the Backplane
Replacing the 3.5" Hard Drive Backplane
Removing the 3.5" Hard Drive Backplane:
1. Remove all hot-swap drive carriers, regardless of whether or not a drive is installed in the
carrier. Disconnect all cables from the backplane.
2. Remove the six screws to release the hard drive cage (see letter "A").
3. Slide the hard drive cage out of the server chass, the clip will fall out automatically (see letter
"B").
Figure 33. Removing 3.5" hard drive backplane – remove the hard drive cage
4. Remove the screw at the rear of the backplane (see letter "C");
5. Pull up the backplane (see letter "D"). Remove the backplane from the server chassis (see letter
"E").
Figure 34. Removing 3.5" hard drive backplane - remove the backplane
Installing the 3.5" Hard Drive Backplane
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