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2.Remove the server cover. See “Removing the server cover” on page 85.

3.Remove the front bezel. See “Removing and reinstalling the front bezel” on page 87.

4.Locate the hot-swap hard disk drive backplane(s). See “Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane” on page 34.

5.Remove the front system fan. See “Replacing the front system fan” on page 149.

6.Remove all the installed hot-swap hard disk drives and dummy trays (if any) from the hard disk drive cage. See “Installing or replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive” on page 119.

7.Note down the cable connections on the backplane and then disconnect all the cables from the backplane.

8. Lift the release latch

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and slide the hard disk drive cage out of the front of the chassis.

Note: The following illustration shows the 3.5-inch hard disk drive cage. For the 2.5-inch hard disk drive cage, the removal procedure is the same.

Figure 71. Removing the hard disk drive cage

9.Depending on whether your server has a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive cage with backplane or

3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive cage(s) with backplane(s), do one of the following:

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