Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Follow the procedure listed in 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 installed, remove front bezel.
Remove all the drives from the drive slots from bay 1.
Open the drive bays.
Remove the drive bay 1 bracket.
Remove the bay intrusion switch.
Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
Removing the drive bay 1 backplane:
Using Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove all the screws securing the backplane.
Hold the backplane by the edges and remove it from the bay.
Installing the drive bay 1 backplane:
Align the backplane to the guiding pins on the bay.
Using Phillips #2 screwdriver, tighten all the screws to secure the backplane.
Install the bay intrusion switch.
Connect all the cables to the backplane.
Install the drive bay 1 bracket.
Install the drives back into their original locations.
Close the drive bays.
If removed, install front bezel.
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet.
Power on the attached peripherals and then power on the system.