Installing The Hot Swap Backplane Or Simple Swap Backplate - IBM System x3550 Type 7978 Problem Determination And Service Manual

10. If you are instructed to return the backplane, follow all packaging instructions,

Installing the hot swap backplane or simple swap backplate

To install the 3.5-inch replacement backplane or backplate, complete the following
steps:
Mounting channel
Power cable
2.5 in. disk drive
backplane
Mounting channel
8. Press the locking tab and lift the backplane out of the server.
9. Disconnect the power cable and the signal cable from the disk drive
backplane.
and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 95
2. Connect the power cable to the replacement backplane or backplate.
3. Slide the backplane or backplate into the card guides, making sure not to trap
or pinch any nearby wires or cables.
Signal cable
Locking tab
Mounting channel
2.5 in. disk drive cage
Locking tab
Mounting channel
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