4Remove the expansion card shroud. See "Removing the Expansion Card Shroud" on page 72.

5Remove the processor shroud. See "Removing the Processor Shroud" on page 72.

6Open the drive-carrier release handle on each hard drive and partially extend the drive(s) out of their drive bays. See "Removing a Hot-plug Hard Drive" on page 88.

7Disconnect the following cables from the backplane (see Figure 3-42):

SAS cable

Power cable

Backplane cable

8Remove the SAS/SATA backplane:

a Pull the blue backplane release pin. See Figure 3-42.

b While pulling the release pin, slide the backplane to the left.

c Pull the backplane board until the securing slots are free from the securing tabs, and lift the board from the chassis.

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