Turn off the server (see Turning off the server) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all
external cables as necessary to replace the device.
Pull the drive and filler panels out of the server slightly
to disengage them from the backplate assembly.
Disconnect the cables. Note the routing
Disconnect the signal cable from the connector on the system board.
Disconnect the power cable from the power supply or the power
interposer card.
Pull the retention latch on top of the drive backplane
cage and lift the backplate assembly up slightly and pull it out;
then, rotate it backward out of the tabs at the bottom of the drive
cage and remove the backplate assembly from the server.
Figure 1. Simple-swap SATA drive backplate assembly removal
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.