Removal and replacement procedures 48
10.
Using a T-15 Torx screwdriver, remove the six-bay LFF backplane.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless
all bays are populated with either a component or a blank.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
Eight-bay SFF drive cage backplane (bay 1)
To remove the component:
1. Power down the server (on page 27).
2. Do one of the following:
o Open or remove the tower bezel, as needed ("Tower bezel" on page 30).
o Extend the server from the rack (on page 28).
3. Remove the access panel ("Access panel" on page 31).
4. Remove fan 5 ("Fan 5" on page 31).
5. If installed, remove the BBWC battery pack or the FBWC capacitor pack ("BBWC battery pack or
FBWC capacitor pack" on page 33).
6. Remove the air baffle ("Air baffle" on page 34).
7. Remove any SFF drives installed in bay 1 ("SAS/SATA hard drive" on page 41).
8. Disconnect the power and data cables from the eight-bay SFF drive cage in drive cage bay 1.
