Figure 55. Removing the drive backplane
Next steps
1.
Replace the drive
backplane.
Installing the drive backplane
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
2. Follow the procedure listed in the
3. If required,
remove the support
4. If required,
remove the air shroud top
5.
Remove the cooling fan cage
6. If required,
remove the air shroud
NOTE:
The GPU air shroud can be removed only after the full length expansion card risers have been removed.
7.
Remove the
drives.
8. If installed,
remove the rear mounting front PERC
9. If required,
remove the
10. Observe and disconnect the drive backplane cables from the connector on the system board and backplane.
NOTE:
See
cable routing
NOTE:
To avoid damaging the backplane, remove the disconnected backplane cables from the cable routing clips.
NOTE:
Route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped.
Steps
1. Align the slots on the drive backplane with the guides on the system.
2. Slide the drive backplane into the guides and lower the backplane until the blue release tab clicks into place.
Safety
instructions.
Before working inside your
bar.
cover.
assembly.
or
remove the GPU air
PEM.
section for more information.
system.
shroud.
module.
Installing and removing system components
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