Replacing the SCSI Backplane Board
The SCSI backplane board is located directly behind the two hot swap SCSI drive positions on the
peripheral bay. The peripheral bay does not have to be removed from the chassis for this
procedure.
Removing the SCSI Backplane Board
1. Power down the system by pressing and holding the power button on the front panel for several
seconds.
2. Unplug both AC power cords to remove standby power from the server.
3. See the warnings and cautions under Removing and Installing the Top Cover.
4. Follow the instructions under Removing the Top Cover.
5. Remove the hot-swap hard drive carriers.
6. Disconnect the peripheral interface ribbon cables and DC power cables from the SCSI
backplane board.
7. To remove the SCSI backplane board, loosen the three captive screws that secure the SCSI
backplane board to the peripheral bay.
8. Slide the SCSI backplane board sideways to right to disengage and lift it up.
9. Carefully place the SCSI backplane board on a clean, static-free work surface or in antistatic
packaging.
Figure 74. Removing the SCSI Backplane Board
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