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Step 5.
Reconnect the power cord and any cables that you removed.
Step 6.
Turn on all attached devices and the server.
If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect
the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.
Removing the simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly
Use this information to remove the simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly.
You must turn off the server before installing simple-swap drives in the server. Before you install a
simple-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drive, read the following information. For a list of supported hard disk
drives, see http://www.lenovo.com/ serverproven/.
Read the safety information in "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 33.
If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices,
and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
To remove the simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
Step 2.
Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 131).
Step 3.
Pull the hard disk drives or fillers out of the server slightly to disengage them from the backplate
assembly. See "Removing a simple-swap hard disk drive" on page 145 for details.
Step 4.
To obtain more working room, remove the fans (see "Removing a system fan" on page 159).
Step 5.
Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the backplate assembly.
Step 6.
Lift the backplate assembly out of the server.
Step 7.
Make note of where the cables are attached to the backplate assembly; then, disconnect them.
Step 8.
If you are instructed to return the backplate assembly, follow all packaging instructions, and use
any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Replacing the simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly
Use this information to replace the simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly.
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