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2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3. Keep the #2 Phillips screwdriver ready.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the hard drives/SSDs and the hard drive/SSD backplane,
you must remove the hard drives/SSDs from the sled before removing the hard drive/SSD
backplane.
CAUTION: You must note the number of each hard drive/SSD and temporarily label them
before removal so that you can replace them in the same locations.
4. Remove the hard drive(s)/SSD(s).
Steps
1. Disconnect the power cable from the hard drive/SSD backplane.
2. Loosen the retention screws securing hard drive/SSD backplane to the hard drive/SSD cage.
3. Lift the hard drive/SSD backplane by its edges until the retention screws disengage from the screw
holes on the hard drive/SSD cage.
4. Remove the hard drive/SSD cage. See Removing the hard drive/SSD cage.
5. Loosen the retention screws securing the hard-drive/SSD backplane cable connector to the system
board connector.
6. Lift the hard drive/SSD backplane away from the system.
Figure 34. Removing a 2.5 inch (x8) SAS hard drive/SSD backplane
1. alignment pin (2) 2. power cable
3. retention screw on the top of the hard
drive/SSD backplane (4)
4. hard drive/SSD backplane
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