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Install the rear hot-swap drive assembly

Use this information to install the rear hot-swap drive assembly.

Read the installation GuidelinesPower off the server for this taskATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

Before installing the rear hot-swap drive assembly, touch the static-protective package that contains the new rear hot-swap drive assembly to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new rear hot-swap drive assembly out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.

To install the rear hot-swap drive assembly, complete the following steps:

Watch the procedure

A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.

  1. Align the mounting stud on the system board with the corresponding hole in the rear hot-swap drive assembly. Meanwhile, align the rear of the rear hot-swap drive assembly with the corresponding rail guides in the rear of the chassis. Then, carefully press the rear hot-swap drive assembly straight down into the chassis until it is fully seated.
    Figure 1. Rear hot-swap drive assembly installation
    Rear hot-swap drive assembly installation
  2. Connect the signal cable of the rear hot-swap drive assembly to the RAID adapter.
    Figure 2. Cable routing for the rear hot-swap drive assembly Cable routing for the rear hot-swap drive assembly

After installing the rear hot-swap drive assembly:

  1. Reinstall the drives or drive fillers into the rear hot-swap drive assembly. See Install a hot-swap drive.

  2. Complete the parts replacement. See Completing the parts replacement.