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4
Remove the expansion card shroud. See "Removing the Expansion Card
Shroud" on page 72.
5
Remove the processor shroud. See "Removing the Processor Shroud" on
page 72.
6
Open the drive-carrier release handle on each hard drive and partially
extend the drive(s) out of their drive bays. See "Removing a Hot-plug Hard
Drive" on page 88.
7
Disconnect the following cables from the backplane (see Figure 3-42):
• SAS cable
• Power cable
• Backplane cable
8
Remove the SAS/SATA backplane:
a
Pull the blue backplane release pin. See Figure 3-42.
b
While pulling the release pin, slide the backplane to the left.
c
Pull the backplane board until the securing slots are free from the
securing tabs, and lift the board from the chassis.