Use this information to remove the simple-swap hard disk
drive backplate assembly.
You must turn off the server before installing simple-swap
drives in the server. Before you install a simple-swap SAS or SATA
hard disk drive, read the following information. For a list of supported
hard disk drives, see the Lenovo ServerProven website.
Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.
If you are replacing a server component in the server,
you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect
the power cords and all external cables.
To remove the simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly,
complete the following steps:

- Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect
all power cords.
- Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
- Pull the hard disk drives or fillers out of the server
slightly to disengage them from the backplate assembly. See Removing a simple-swap hard disk drive for details.
- To obtain more working room, remove the fans (see Removing a system fan).
- Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to
disengage them from the backplate assembly.
- Lift the backplate assembly out of the server.
- Make note of where the cables are attached to the backplate
assembly; then, disconnect them.
- If you are instructed to return the backplate assembly,
follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials
for shipping that are supplied to you.