
7Remove the two riser boards. See "Removing
8Remove the fan bracket. See "Removing the Fan Bracket."
9Remove the SAS backplane. See "Removing the SAS Backplane."
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the SAS drives from the system before removing the backplane.
CAUTION: You must note the number of each hard drive and temporarily label them before removal to ensure that you can replace them in the same locations.
aRemove all hard drives. See "Removing a
bDisconnect the power and interface cables from the SAS backplane. See Figure
cPull the blue latch toward the front of the system and slide the backplane upward.
dWhen the backplane cannot slide upward any farther, pull the backplane toward the back of the system to remove it from the retention hooks.
eLift the board out of the system, being careful to avoid damaging components on the face of the board.
fPlace the SAS backplane face down on a work surface.
10Disconnect all cables from the system board.
11Remove the system board assembly:
a Pull up the
WARNING: Do not lift the system board by the memory modules latches, processor heatsink, or any component on the system board.
bGrasp the system board assembly by the edges of the system board tray, and lift the assembly from the chassis. See Figure