IBM x3100 M5 Type 5457 Installation And Service Manual page 210

To remove the hard disk drive cage on 5U server models with hot-swap power
supplies, complete the following steps. For 4U server models with non-hot-swap
power supplies, please see the above sub-section.
Figure 93. Rotating hard disk drive cage out of chassis for 5U server model with hot-swap
power supplies
10. Disconnect the power, signal and configuration cables from the hard disk
11. Remove the screws as shown in the illustration.
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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. Unlock and remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page
38).
4. Remove the lower bezel (see "Removing the lower bezel" on page 42).
5. Remove the hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drives installed in the hard disk
drive cage (see "Removing a hot-swap hard disk drive" on page 219).
6. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the system
board facing up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
7. Remove the hard disk drive fan duct (see "Removing the hard disk drive fan
duct" on page 222).
8. Remove the hard disk drive cables from the cable clips.
9. Press and hold the drive cage release tab; then, rotate the drive cage out of the
chassis until the retaining tab on top of the cage locks into place.
Hard disk drive cage
drive backplane (for details regarding the cabling, see "Removing the
hot-swap hard disk drive backplane" on page 240).
Release tab