Removing The Hard-Drive Backplane
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If installed, remove the front bezel.
Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
Open the system.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the hard drives and hard-drive backplane, you must remove the hard drives from the system before removing the hard-drive backplane.
CAUTION: You must note the number of each hard drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in the same locations.
Remove all hard drives.
Disconnect the SAS/SATA/SSD data cable(s), power, and signal cables from the backplane.
Push the backplane blue release tab(s) in the direction of the arrow(s) and lift the backplane upward.
Pull the backplane away from the system until the securing slots are free from the hooks on the chassis.
Installing The Hard-Drive Backplane:
Align the slots on the hard-drive backplane with the hooks on the chassis.
Slide the hard-drive backplane until the release tab(s) snaps into place.
Connect the SAS/PCIe cables to the SAS/PCIe connectors on the backplane.
Connect the power and signal cable(s) to the backplane.
Route the cables along the chassis wall.
Install the hard drives in their original locations.
Close the system.
Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.
If applicable, install the front bezel.
