IBM 8688 manual Media bay card

4.Remove the memory-board assembly (see “Memory board” on page 115 for details).

5.Remove the shipping thumbscrews from the right side of the server, and lift the retention bracket from the server.

6.Remove the processor-board assembly (see “Processor-board assembly” on page 119 for details).

7.Remove the PCI-X board assembly (see “PCI-X board assembly” on page 123).

8.Grasp the edge of the hard disk drive backplane nearest the front of the server, and flip the backplane up.

9.Remove the backplane from the server.

10.To install the hard disk drive backplane, reverse the previous steps, making sure to align the pins in the hard disk drive backplane with the notches in the server chassis.

Media bay card

Before you begin:

vRead “Installation guidelines” on page 77.

vRead the safety notices at “Safety notices (multilingual translations)” on page 201.

vRead “Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 200.

Complete the following steps to remove the media bay card.

1.Turn off the server (see “Turning off the server” on page 8), and disconnect all power cords and external cables.

2.Open the cover (see “Opening the cover” on page 88).

3.Remove the hard disk drive backplane (see “Hard disk drive backplane” on page 138).

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