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Steps
1. Loosen the two retention screws on the hard-drive/SSD backplane cable connector and lift it away
from the PCIe extender/storage controller card.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the PCIe extender/storage controller card, you must hold
the card only by its edges.
2. Lift the PCIe extender/storage controller card up and away from the system.
Figure 33. Removing and installing the PCIe extender/storage controller card
1. retention screw (2) 2. slot on the PCIe extender/storage
controller card
3. tab on the PCIe extender/storage
controller card support bracket
4. standoff (2)
Next steps
1. Install the PCIe extender/storage controller card. See Installing the PCIe extender/storage controller
card.
2. Install the following:
a. hard-drive/SSD cage
b. hard-drive/SSD backplane
c. hard drives/SSDs
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