Removing The 4X2.5-Inch Hot-Swap Drive Backplanes - IBM System x3850 X6 Installation And Service Manual

Removing the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes

Use this information for instructions on how to remove the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap
drive backplane assembly.
About this task
To remove the 2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines, see "Safety" on page vii
and "Installation guidelines" on page 45.
2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 41) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables as necessary to replace the device.
3. Remove the storage book from the server (see "Removing the storage book" on
page 266).
4. Remove the drive filler panels.
5. Pull the drives out of the front of the storage book slightly to disengage them
from the drive backplane.
6. Disconnect the power cable from the backplane. If a SAS signal cable is
attached to the drive backplane, disconnect it.
7. Lift the retention latch outward on the right side of the backplane cage; then,
rotate the backplane to the left and pull it out of the slots on the cage and
remove it from the storage book.
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