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Install an E3.S drive cage assembly

Use this information to install an E3.S drive cage assembly.

About this task

Required tools

  • E3.S drive cage heat pipe gap pad

  • E3.S drive cage bottom pad

Important
Gap pad, putty pad, and PCM replacement guidelines

  • For gap pad, putty pad, and PCM locations and instruction, see Gap pad, putty pad, and PCM identification and location.

  • Before replacing the gap pad, putty pad, or PCM, gently clean the surface with an alcohol cleaning pad.

  • Hold the gap pad, putty pad, or PCM carefully to avoid deformation. Make sure no screw hole or opening is blocked by the gap pad, putty pad, or PCM material.

Attention

Procedure

  1. Make preparations for this task.
    1. Remove the tray cover. See Remove the tray cover.
    2. Remove the cross bar. See Remove the cross bar.
  2. Replace the E3.S drive cage putty pads with new ones. Make sure to follow Gap pad/putty pad replacement guidelines.
    Figure 1. Gap pads location for E3.S drive cage

  3. Install the E3.S drive cage assembly.
    1. Install the E3.S drive cage assembly into the node.
    2. Secure the three PH1 captive screws.
    Note

    For reference, the torque required for the screws to be fully tightened/removed is 5.0+/- 0.5 in-lbs, 0.55+/- 0.056 N-m.

    Figure 2. Installing front E3.S drive cage assembly
    E3.S drive cage assembly installation
After you finish

  1. Complete cable routing. See Internal cable routing.

  2. Install the cross bar. See Install the cross bar.

  3. Install the tray cover. See Install the tray cover.

  4. Install the tray into the enclosure. See Install a tray in the enclosure.

  5. Connect all required external cables to the solution.
    Note
    Use extra force to connect QSFP cables to the solution.

  6. Check the power LED on each node to make sure it changes from fast blink to slow blink to indicate all nodes are ready to be powered on.