Acer R720 Series manual Removing and installing the SAS mid-plane board

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Removing and installing the SAS mid-plane board

To remove the SAS mid-plane board:

1Observe the ESD precautions and pre-installation instructions described on page 35.

2Remove the air baffles. See “To remove the small air baffle” section on page 45.

3Make sure all hot-plug HDD carriers are removed from the drive bay. For instructions, see “To remove a HDD” section on page 48.

4Disconnect all cables attached to the SAS mid-plane board.

5Hold the SAS mid-plane board by its edges, then slide it back to release it from the backplane board (A).

6Lift the mid-plane board over the retention clips (B) and out of the chassis (C).

7Store the mid-plane board in an antistatic protective wrapper.

8Observe the post-installation instructions described on page 36.