Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in safety instructions.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system:
Power off the system and all attached peripherals.
Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet, and disconnect the peripherals.
If applicable, remove the system from the rack.
If installed, remove the front bezel cover.
Remove the system cover.
Disconnect all the cables connected to the backplane.
NOTE Observe the routing of the cable as you remove it from the system.
Removing the primary drive bay assembly:
Loosen the blue thumb screw located at the rear of the assembly.
Slide the assembly towards the front to unlock the assembly.
Lift the assembly out of the server.
Installing the primary drive bay assembly:
Insert the backplane assembly into the guides in chassis and slide the assembly towards the rear to lock the assembly.
Tighten the blue thumb screw to secure the assembly with chassis.
Reconnect all the disconnected cables to the backplane.
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside the system.
Replace the system cover.
If applicable, install the system into the rack.
Reconnect the peripherals, and connect the system to the electrical outlet, and then power on the system.
NOTE: If front bezel is installed, then en route the external cables through the openings on the sides of bezel tray.
If removed, install the front bezel cover.