Install the hot-swap drive backplane
Use this information to install the hot-swap drive backplane.
Before you install the 3.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane, complete the following steps:
- Read the following section(s) to ensure that you work safely.
Note
Depending on the configuration, the following illustration might differ slightly from your backplane.
If the 95 W processor is used, the server does not support the ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane.
To install the hot-swap drive backplane, complete the following steps:
Figure 1. 2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane installation
| 1 Pin | 2 Corresponding holes |
Figure 2. 3.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane installation
| 1 Pin | 2 Corresponding holes |
- Align the two pins on the backplane with the corresponding holes in the chassis.
- Lower the backplane into the chassis. Ensure that the pins pass through the holes and the backplane is fully seated in place.
After you install the hot-swap drive backplane, complete the following steps:
Connect the backplane cables to the backplane. See Internal cable routing for more information.
Reinstall all the drives and drive fillers into the drive bays (see Install a hot-swap drive).
Install the top cover onto the server (see Install the top cover).
Install the server into the rack if necessary.
Reconnect power cords and all external cables.
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