Removing The Hard Disk Drive Cage - IBM x3100 M5 Type 5457 Installation And Service Manual

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Removing the hard disk drive cage

Use this information to remove the hard disk drive cage.
To remove the hard disk drive cage on 4U server models with non-hot-swap
power supplies, complete the following steps. For the 5U server model with
hot-swap power supplies, please see the next sub-section.
1. Read the safety information in "Safety" on page vii and "Installation
guidelines" on page 35.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices; then, disconnect all power cords
and external cables.
3. Remove the bezel (see "Removing the bezel" on page 40).
4. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover
facing up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
5. Remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 38).
6. Remove the air baffle (see "Removing the air baffle" on page 39).
7. Remove the simple-swap hard disk drives (see "Removing a simple-swap
hard disk drive" on page 216).
8. Remove the simple-swap backplate (see "Removing the simple-swap
backplate" on page 233).
9. Press and hold the drive cage release latches.
Figure 92. Hard disk drive cage removal for 4U server model with non-hot-swap power
supplies
10. Carefully pull the hard disk drive cage out of the opening in the chassis.
11. If you are instructed to return the drive cage, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Cage release latches
Chapter 6. Removing and replacing components
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