Removing The Power Backplane - IBM x3655 - System - 7985 Service Manual

Removing the power backplane

To remove the power backplane, complete the following steps.
10. Lift the power backplane out of the server.
11. If you are instructed to return the backplane, follow all packaging instructions,
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1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 35.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices.
3. Disconnect all external cables and power cords.
4. Slide the server from the rack and place it on a flat, non-conductive surface.
5. Remove the power supplies from the power-supply bays (see "Removing a
hot-swap power supply" on page 68).
6. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 39).
7. Remove the fan-bracket assembly (see "Removing the fan-bracket assembly"
on page 66).
8. Grasp the power backplane and slide it toward the right side of the server.
9. Disconnect the power cable from the hard disk drive backplane.
and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.