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Install an M.2 drive

Use this information to install the M.2 drive.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems.

Procedure

  1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the M.2 drive to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the M.2 drive out of the package and place them on a static-protective surface.
  2. Locate the M.2 drive slot on the system board.
    Note

    The server supports two identical M.2 drives, install the M.2 drive in connector 0 first. For more details, see System-board connectors.

  3. Install the M.2 drive (type 22110) to the system board.
    Figure 1. M.2 drive (type 22110) installation
    Installing the M.2 drive

    1. Insert the M.2 drive at an angle of approximately 45 degrees into the connector.
    2. Press the M.2 drive down to align the screw hole on the standoff.
    3. Tighten the screw and make sure that the M.2 drive is secured in place.
  4. Install the M.2 drive (type 2280) to the system board.
    Figure 2. M.2 drive (type 2280) installation
    Installing the M.2 drive

    1. If the server was installed with M.2 drives (type 22110) previously, remove the pre-installed standoffs with a flat-blade screwdriver.
    2. Relocate the standoffs to the screw holes designated for type 2280.
    3. Insert the M.2 drive at an angle of approximately 45 degrees into the connector.
    4. Press the M.2 drive down to align the screw hole on the standoff.
    5. Tighten the screw and make sure that the M.2 drive is secured in place.
  5. Install the M.2 cage. See Install an M.2 cage.
  6. Connect the cables routed through the clips on the M.2 cage. For more details, see Internal cable routing.
  7. Install the air baffle. See Install the air baffle.
  8. Install the top cover. See Install the rear top cover.

After you finish

Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube