Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system
Turn off the system, including all attached peripherals.
Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals.
If applicable, remove the system from the rack.
Remove the system cover.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the hard drives from the system before removing the backplane.
CAUTION: Note the slot number of each hard drive and temporarily label the slots before removing the hard drives so that you can replace them in the same locations.
Remove all hard drives.
Removing the hard drive backplane:
Disconnect the SAS, power, and signal cables from the hard drive backplane.
NOTE: For the x8 backplane, press the SAS connector and push the connector toward the top of the system to release the SAS cable from the backplane.
Pull the release pin and lift the backplane out of the system.
Installing the hard drive backplane:
Use the hooks at the back of the hard drive bay as guides to align the hard drive backplane.
Slide down the hard drive backplane until the release pin locks into the slot.
Connect the SAS, power, and signal cables to the hard drive backplane.
Install the hard drives in their original locations.
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.
