IBM x3690 X5 Service Manual

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8. Install the cover (see “Replacing the server top cover” on page 265).9. Slide the server into the rack.10. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.11. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.Removing the simple-swap SATA drive and backplate assemblyTo remove the simple-swap SATA drive backplate assembly, complete thefollowing steps:1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines, see “Safety” on page viiand “Installation guidelines” on page 261.2. Turn off the server (see “Turning off the server” on page 17) and all attachedperipheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all externalcables as necessary to replace the device.3. Remove the server cover (see “Removing the server top cover” on page 264).4. Pull the drive and filler panels out of the server slightly to disengage themfrom the drive backplate.5. Remove the fan cage assembly (see “Removing the fan cage assembly” on page331).6. Disconnect the backplate cable from the CD/DVD drive connector on thesystem board.7. Lift the backplate assembly up slightly and pull it out of the retention latch ontop of the drive backplane cage; then, rotate it backward out of the tabs at thebottom of the backplane cage and remove the assembly from the server.Simple-swapbackplatePower/signalcableRetentionlatch8. If you are instructed to return the drive backplate assembly, follow allpackaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that aresupplied to you.Chapter 5. Removing and replacing components 347