How to Remove the Hard Disk Backplane

1. Prepare the server for service. See How to Prepare the Server for Service.
2. Before removing the hard drives and hard drive fillers, label each one to designate the slot from which you removed it.

   Use tape, adhesive notes, or another method to label the drives so you can install them in their original slots at the end of the procedure. For information about hard drive designations, see Hard Drive Designation.

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   Note - Always return the hard drive to the same slot from which you removed it.

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3. Remove all hard drives and hard drive fillers from the drive bays. See How to Remove a Hard Drive.
4. Remove all fan trays from the fan tray carriage. See How to Remove the Fan Tray.
5. Before removing the CPU modules, label each one to designate the slot from which you removed it.
6. Remove all CPU modules or CPU filler boards from the chassis. See How to Remove a CPU Module or Filler Card.
7. Remove the fan tray carriage from the chassis. See How to Remove the Fan Tray Carriage.
8. Disconnect the flex cable connector from the rear of the hard drive backplane.
   
9. Remove the two screws that secure the hard drive backplane to the rear of the drive bays.
10. Loosen the single captive screw that secures the hard drive backplane.
    
11. Remove the backplane from the chassis.

See Also

• How to Install the Hard Disk Backplane

• Hard Drive Designation