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Removing and replacing server components
1. Read the safety information in Section 1 and Installation guidelines.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all
external cables as necessary to replace the device.
3. Remove the top cover (see Removing the top cover ).
4. Pull the hard disk drives and fillers out of the server slightly to disengage them from
the SAS backplane. If you remove the drives from the server, be sure to note the
location of each drive so that you will be able to reinstall them in the correct drive
bays.
5. Slide the latch on top of the backplane assembly while you pull the blue handle on
the backplane cable assembly up to remove it from the server. The cables are
attached to the assembly.
6. Disconnect the power and configuration cables from the hard disk drive backplane.
7. If you are instructed to return the hard disk drive backplane assembly, follow all
packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are
supplied to you.
Replacing the hard disk drive backplane and cable assembly
To replace the hard disk drive backplane cable assembly, complete the following steps.
1. Connect the power and configuration cables to the cable connectors on the backplane.
2. Slide the backplane and cable assembly into the server behind the hard disk drive
bays.
3. Install the top cover (see Replacing the top cover ).
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