Step 5.
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.
Step 6.
Remove the left-side cover (see "Removing the left-side cover" on page 193).
Step 7.
Remove the 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives (see "Installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk
drive" on page 54).
Step 8.
Remove the air baffle (see "Removing the air baffle" on page 195).
Step 9.
Remove the fan assembly (see "Removing the fan assembly" on page 267).
Step 10. Touch the static-protective package that contains the hard disk drive backplane to any unpainted
metal surface on the server; then, remove the backplane from the package.
Step 11. Remove the existing 3.5-inch hard disk drive backplane (see "Removing a 3.5-inch disk drive
backplane" on page 246).
Step 12. Position the 3.5-inch hard disk drive backplane in the drive-cage retention tabs; then, lift up the
retention latches and push the backplane into the right place.
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