Replacing An Existing Backplane - Silicon Graphics 1400 Server Family Maintenance And Upgrade Manual

Replacing an Existing Backplane

Components listed in Figure 3-1 are:
1. Front swing-out subchassis
2. Diskette drive
3. Main chassis
4. Power share board
5. Power supplies
6. Baseboard
7. Lift-out electronics bay
8. 5.25-inch device bay
9. SCSI hard drive bay: backplane mounts to rear of bay
10. Foam cover
11. Foam fan housing
12. Foam fan housing cover
1. Remove the existing SCSI hard drive(s) from the hot-docking bay.
If the backplane has optional RAID support you must label and return all
Note:
drives to their original locations.
2. Undo the three screws that hold the chassis access cover in place and remove it.
3. Label and disconnect all cables attached to the existing backplane.
4. Remove and save the three screws that attach the upper edge of the backplane to the
chassis.
5. Slide the backplane out from the three clips that attach its lower end to the chassis.
6. Remove the backplane and set it aside on an antistatic surface or conductive foam
pad.
7. Attach the new backplane to the chassis by first sliding the lower end into the three
clips, then using the three screws you removed earlier to attach the upper end.
8. Reconnect cables (removed in step 3) to the new backplane.
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