Removing The Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive Backplane - IBM System x3650 M4 BD Type 5466 Installation And Service Manual

Removing the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane

Use this information to remove the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane.
About this task
To remove the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page vii and
2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 22) and all attached
3. Pull the drives or filler panels out of the server slightly to disengage them from
4. Remove the server top cover (see "Removing the server top cover" on page
5. Open the two cable retainer clips behind the fan cage to release the cabling.
Figure 143. Cable clips
6. Press the release latches and rotate out the top of the backplane; then, slightly
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"Installation guidelines" on page 32.
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables as necessary to replace the device.
the backplane assembly.
258).
Note: You can refer to the internal cable routing section "Internal cable
routing" on page 164 for further details.
lift the backplane out of the server by pulling outwards and lifting it up.