Removing The Simple-Swap Sata Drive Backplate Assembly - IBM System x3530 M4 Installation And Service Manual

3. Reconnect the configuration, power, and SAS signal cables to the connectors on
the backplane. Route the cables as shown in the following illustration.
4. Reinstall the drives and filler panels.
5. Reinstall the cover (see "Replacing the server top cover" on page 67).
6. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
7. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.

Removing the simple-swap SATA drive backplate assembly

To remove the simple-swap SATA drive backplate assembly, complete the
following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page Safety and "Installation
guidelines" on page 30.
2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 21) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables as necessary to replace the device.
3. Remove the server cover (see "Removing the server top cover" on page 362).
4. Pull the drive and filler panels out of the server slightly to disengage them
from the backplate assembly.
5. Disconnect the cables. Note the routing
a. Disconnect the signal cable from the connector on the system board.
b. Disconnect the power cable from the power supply or the power interposer
card.
6. Pull the retention latch on top of the drive backplane cage and lift the
backplate assembly up slightly and pull it out; then, rotate it backward out of
the tabs at the bottom of the drive cage and remove the backplate assembly
from the server.
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