Replacing The Scsi Backplane - Gateway 980 User Manual

Chapter 4: Installing Components

Replacing the SCSI backplane

Your server has two hot-swap cages that can each hold four SCSI drives. Each
hot-swap cage is connected to a SCSI backplane. The pictures in this procedure
show replacing the upper SCSI backplane. The other backplane can be replaced
in the same manner.
To replace the SCSI backplane:
1
Follow the instructions in
page
2
Follow the instructions in
3
Remove the fan nearest the SCSI backplane. For instructions, see
"Replacing a fan" on page
4
Remove each of the drives from the hot-swap cage, and note the location
of each drive. For instructions, see
page
5
Loosen the four captive thumbscrews on the front of the hot-swap cage.
Thumb-
screws
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27.
42.
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"Preventing static electricity discharge" on
"Opening the server case" on page
69.
"Installing a SCSI hard drive" on
28.
Thumb-
screws