Remove a rear drive cage

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system components to cool before touching them.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to electrical components, take the appropriate anti-static precautions before beginning any installation, removal, or replacement procedure. Improper grounding can cause electrostatic discharge.
Prerequisites

Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have the components included with the hardware kit.

Procedure
  1. Power down the system (Power down the system).
  2. Remove all power:
    1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
    2. Disconnect each power cord from the system.
  3. Remove the system from the rack (Remove the system from the rack).
  4. Place the system on a flat, level surface.
  5. Remove the access panel (Remove the access panel).
  6. Disconnect all cables from the drive backplane.
  7. Remove the rear drive cage:

    • Four-bay LFF hot-plug rear drive cage removal

    • Two-bay SFF hot-plug rear drive cage removal

    • Six-bay SFF NVMe drive cage removal

    • Six-bay SFF rear drive cage (SAS or SATA)



    To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.