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Install the RAID flash power module

Use this information to install the RAID flash power module on the air baffle.

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 RAID flash power module to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the RAID flash power module out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Install the RAID flash power module on the air baffle.
    Figure 1. Installation of the RAID flash power module on the air baffle
    Installation of the RAID flash power module on the air baffle

    1. Tilt the RAID flash power module and insert it into the clips on the air baffle.
    2. Press the RAID flash power module down to secure it into the air baffle.

After you finish

  1. Install the air baffle on the chassis. See Install the air baffle.

  2. Connect the flash power module to an adapter with the extension cable that comes with the flash power module. See Cable routing for RAID flash power module.

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

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube