5Remove the four screws that secure the hot-plug backplane assembly in the chassis, then lift the assembly out of the server.

6Place the new backplane assembly in the chassis and secure it using the four screws you removed in Step 5.

7Reconnect all cables on the backplane to the correct connectors.

8Replace all hot-plug drives. Make sure that you replace them in the same slots that they were in before you removed them.

9Close the case. See “Closing the case” on page 20.

10Reconnect all peripherals and the power cord, then turn on the system.

Replacing the riser card

The riser card connects to the edge connector on the left side of the system board and provides connectors for as many as two full-height, full-length expansion cards.

Replacing and Adding Internal Devices

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