Figure 50. Cable routing - 4 x 3.5 inch cabled HDD
1. Cable retention latch
2. Signal cable
3. Cabled HDD
Removing a hard drive backplane
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the hard drives from the system
before removing the 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.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
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2. Follow the procedure listed in
Before working inside your system
3. If installed,
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Steps
1. Disconnect the data, signal, and power cables from the 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.
2. Pull the release pin and holding the pin, lift the backplane out of the system.
Installing and removing system components
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