Note -
You do not need to completely remove the storage drives from the server.
Simply pull them out far enough to disengage them from the drive backplane.
If you do remove the storage drives from the server, record their locations
so that you can reinstall them in the same locations.
Disconnect the cables from the drive backplane.
Disconnect the two SAS cables from the drive backplane to the
motherboard (panel 1).
Note the cable connections in order to ease proper reconnection of the
cables.
Disconnect the power cable from the drive backplane (panel
2).
If present, disconnect the two optional NVMe cables from the
drive backplane (panel 2).
If the server has a DVD drive, disconnect the power and DVD data
connections from the drive backplane (panel 3).
Disconnect the auxiliary signal cable from the drive backplane
(panel 4).
Using a No. 2 Phillips screwdriver, loosen the right-side spring-mounted screw
(on the power supply side of the server) that secures the drive backplane to the
chassis [4].
Lift up on the left-side spring tab, and then gently release the drive
backplane from the standoff hooks and out from under the spring tab (panel
5).
Pull the drive backplane away from the standoff hooks and spring tab
and out of the chassis (panel 6).
Place the drive backplane on an antistatic mat.
Install a drive backplane or continue the service procedure that required aceess.