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Note: After you install the CMOS battery, you must reconfigure the server and reset the system date
and time.
Front drive backplane replacement
Use this information to remove and install a front drive backplane.
•
"Remove the 2.5-inch front drive backplane" on page 94
•
"Install the 2.5-inch front drive backplane" on page 96
•
"Remove the 3.5-inch front drive backplane" on page 99
•
"Install the 3.5-inch front drive backplane" on page 101
Remove the 2.5-inch front drive backplane
Use this information to remove the front 2.5-inch drive backplane.
About this task
Attention:
• Read
"Installation Guidelines" on page 55
work safely.
• Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See
"Power off the server" on page
• Before you remove or make changes to drives, drive controllers (including controllers that are integrated
on the system board assembly), drive backplanes or drive cables, back up all important data that is stored
on drives.
• Before you remove any component of a RAID array (drive, RAID card, etc.), back up all RAID configuration
information.
• If one or more NVMe solid-state drives are to be removed, it is recommended to disable them beforehand
via the operating system.
• To ensure that there is adequate system cooling, do not operate the server for more than two minutes
without either a drive or a drive filler installed in each bay.
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available at YouTube:
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Procedure
Step 1.
Make preparation for the task.
a.
Remove all the installed drives and fillers (if any) from the drive bays. See
drive" on page
b.
If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the
top cover, or remove the server from the rack. See
c.
Remove the top cover. See
d.
Remove the system fan cage for easier operation. See
259.
e.
Remove the air baffle if needed. See
Step 2.
Remove the 2.5-inch drive backplane.
ThinkSystem SR650 V3 User Guide
94
and
"Safety inspection checklist" on page 56
73.
.
82.
"Remove the top cover" on page
"Remove the air baffle" on page
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-
"Remove the server from rack" on page
266.
"Remove the system fan cage" on page
to ensure that you
"Remove a hot-swap
73.
85.
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