2.Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cord and all external cables.
3.Remove the server cover (see “Removing the top cover” on page 44).
4.If any hard disk drives or fillers are installed in the server, pull out the bottom four just enough to disconnect them from the backplane, and completely remove any fillers from the top four bays.
5.Remove the backplane carrier and the SAS power cable handle:
a.Lift the SAS power and configuration cable handle up to disconnect the cables from the microprocessor board.
b.Slide the backplane carrier release tab forward and slightly lift the carrier.
c.Remove the backplane carrier and SAS power cable handle from the server together.
SAS power and |
configuration cables |
Backplane |
carrier |
Alignment pins
Release tab
6.Disconnect the power and configuration cables from the backplane. Do not disconnect the SAS signal cable from the backplane.
