Remove NVMe Cables

1. Prepare the server for service.
   1. Power off the server and disconnect the power cords from the power supplies.

      See Powering Down the Server.

   2. Extend the server to the maintenance position.

      See Extend the Server to the Maintenance Position.

   3. Attach an antistatic wrist strap to your wrist, and then to a metal area on the chassis.

      See Take Antistatic Measures.

   4. Remove the server top cover.

      See Remove the Server Top Cover.

   5. Remove the P0 upper air baffle [1].

      Lift the air baffle up and out of the chassis and set it aside.

2. Disconnect the NVMe A and B cables from the disk backplane by pressing the latch on the cable connector and then pulling out the connector [2].
   
   
   
3. Disconnect the NVMe A and B cables from the motherboard NVMe connectors [2].

   Note:

   (Optional) To ease the disconnecting of cables, you might need to remove the FM0 fan module. See Remove a Fan Module.
4. Carefully lift the NVMe A cable from the left-side trough and gently pull the NVMe B cable through the center cable trough and remove them from the server [2, 3].