IBM x3655 Service Guide - Page 94
Installing, removing, drive, backplane
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7. Turn on all attached devices and the server. Installing and removing the hard disk drive backplane The procedure to use for installing or removing the hard disk drive backplane depends on the server model. v For a 3.5-inch-hard disk drive model, see "Removing the 3.5-inch-drive backplane" and "Installing the 3.5-inch-drive backplane" on page 77. v For a 2.5-inch hard disk drive model, see "Removing the 2.5-inch-drive backplane" on page 78 and "Installing the 2.5-inch-drive backplane" on page 79. Removing the 3.5-inch-drive backplane To remove the 3.5-inch-drive backplane, complete the following steps. 3.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane 1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines" on page 35. 2. Turn off the server and all attached devices. 3. Disconnect all external cables and power cords. 4. Slide the server from the rack and place it on a flat, static-protective surface. 5. Pull all the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the backplane. 6. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 39). 7. Remove the fan-bracket assembly (see "Removing the fan-bracket assembly" on page 66). 8. Disconnect the backplane cables. 9. Press down on the blue release latches that are on each side of the hard-disk-drive enclosure. The hard disk drive backplane pops out. 10. Lift the backplane out of the server. 11. If you are instructed to return the backplane, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you. 76 IBM System x3655 Type 7985: Problem Determination and Service Guide