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Step 3. Remove the storage book from the server (see "Removing the storage book" on page 273).
Step 4. Remove the drive filler panels.
Step 5. Pull the drives out of the front of the storage book slightly to disengage them from the drive
backplane.
Step 6. Disconnect the power cable from the backplane. If a SAS signal cable is attached to the drive
backplane, disconnect it.
Step 7. Lift the retention latch outward on the right side of the backplane cage; then, rotate the backplane
to the left and pull it out of the slots on the cage and remove it from the storage book.
Step 8. If you are instructed to return the drive backplane, follow all packaging instructions, and use any
packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Replacing the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanes
Use this information for instructions on how to replace the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane assembly.
To install the replacement hot-swap 2.5-inch drive backplanes, complete the following steps:
1. Align the tabs on the side of the drive backplane with the slots on the left side of the backplane cage.
2. Insert the drive backplane tabs into slots on the backplane cage and pull the retention latch back, then
push the drive backplane forward into the retention latch right side of the backplane cage until the
backplane is locked in place.
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