Replacing the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane

Use this information to replace the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane.

To install the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane, complete the following steps:

1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Removing and replacing guidelines.
2. Turn off the server, and disconnect all power cords and external cables.
3. Remove the top cover (see Removing the top cover).
4. Pull the hard disk drives or fillers out of the server slightly to disengage them from the backplane. See Removing a hot-swap hard disk drive.
5. Remove the fan cage assembly (see Removing the fan cage assembly).
6. Insert the backplane tabs into slots on the bottom of the cage and push the backplane forward into the release latch (on top of the backplane cage) until the backplane is locked in place.
   Note

   You can connect the cables to the drive backplane before installing the backplane onto the cage or you can connect the cables after you install the backplane, if that is easier for you.

   Figure 1. 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane installation
   
   
7. Connect the SAS signal and power/configuration cables to the backplane and the system board. See 2.5-inch hard disk drive cable connection for details.
8. Replace the fan cage and fans if you removed them (see Replacing the fan cage assembly and Replacing a hot-swap fan).
9. Reinstall the hard disk drives (see Replacing a hot-swap hard disk drive).
10. Install the top cover (see Replacing the top cover).
11. Slide the server into the rack.
12. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
13. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.