Acer R720 Series manual Removing and installing the SAS/SATA backplane board

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Removing and installing the SAS/SATA backplane board

To remove the SAS/SATA backplane 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 backplane board.

5Remove the SAS mid-plane board. See previous section.

Note: To prevent damage to your system, make sure to remove the mid-plane board first before attempting to remove the backplane board.

6 Hold the backplane board by its edges, then lift it from the chassis.

7Store the backplane board in an antistatic protective wrapper.

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