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Install the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane

Use this information to install the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane.

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 rear backplane to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the rear backplane out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Install the rear backplane to rear drive cage.
    Figure 1. Rear backplane installation
    Rear backplane installation

    1. Tilt the backplane and insert the bottom into drive cage clips.
    2. Align the screw holes on the backplane and drive cage.
    3. Tighten the screws and make sure that the rear backplane is secured.
  3. Connect the cables to the system board assembly and the backplane. See Internal cable routing. If the cable connectors come with protective dust caps, make sure to remove them before plugging in.

After you finish

  1. Reinstall drives into the rear hot-swap drive cage. See Install a 2.5-inch hot-swap rear drive.

  2. Reinstall the drive assembly to the server. See Install the 2.5-inch rear drive assembly.

  3. Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube