Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 - Manual (Page 158)

• Backplane for up to nine 3.5-inch drives
• Backplane for up to sixteen 2.5-inch drives
• Backplane for up to eight 2.5-inch drives
To replace the front backplane, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then, disconnect all
power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the server.
2. Prepare your server. See “Removing or extending the server from the rack cabinet” on page 69.
3. Remove the server cover. See “Removing the server cover” on page 69.
4. Locate the backplane. See “Server components” on page 28.
5. Remove all the installed drives and dummy trays (if any) from the drive bays. See “Installing or replacing
a hot-swap drive” on page 134.
6. Record the cable connections on the backplane and then disconnect all cables from the backplane.
7. Press the two latches in the direction as shown until the latches are disengaged from the chassis.
Figure 127. Releasing the front backplane
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