SAS backplane
To remove the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) backplane, complete the following steps.
Release tabs
Guide channels
SAS connectors
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii, and “Handling
static-sensitive devices” on page 31.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables necessary to replace the device.
3. Remove the top cover.
4. Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the
SAS backplane.
5. Note where the SAS cables are connected, and then disconnect the 2 SAS
cables from the SAS backplane.
6. Squeeze the two blue release tabs.
7. Lift the SAS backplane out of the server slightly; then, disconnect the power
cable and remove the backplane.
To install a SAS backplane, complete the following steps:
1. Connect the power cable to the replacement backplane.
2. Slide the backplane into the card guides.
3. Align the two slots in the backplane with the two guide tabs; then, press firmly
until the blue tabs secure the backplane.
4. Reconnect the SAS cables to the backplane.
5. Replace the top cover.
6. Replace the hard disk drives.
7. Reconnect the external cables and power cords.
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