Removing The Hot-Swap Drive Backplane; Replacing The Hot-Swap Drive Backplane - IBM System x3530 M4 Installation And Service Manual

Removing the hot-swap drive backplane

To remove the 2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page Safety and "Installation
2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 21) and all attached
3. Remove the server cover (see "Removing the server top cover" on page 362).
4. Pull the drives and filler panels out of the server slightly to disengage them
5. Disconnect the configuration, power, and SAS signal cables from the backplane.
6. Lift the backplane up slightly and pull it out the server.
7. If you are instructed to return the drive backplane, follow all packaging

Replacing the hot-swap drive backplane

To install the replacement hot-swap drive backplane, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page Safety and "Installation
2. Align the sides of the drive backplane with the guide rails and lower the drive
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peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables as necessary to replace the device.
from the drive backplane.
Note: You can also choose to disconnect the cables after removing the
backplane, if that is easier for you.
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
guidelines" on page 30.
backplane into the server.
Note: You can reconnect the cables to the drive backplane before installing the
backplane onto the cage or you can connect the cables after you install the
backplane, if that is easier for you.