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Install the front 2.5-inch drive backplane

Use this information to install the backplane for four, eight, or ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drives.

About this task

The following describes how to install the backplane for ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drives. You can install the backplane for four or eight 2.5-inch hot-swap drives in the same way.

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.

  • Keep static-sensitive parts in their static-protective packages until installation to prevent exposure to static electricity. Handle the parts with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems. Place the parts on a static-protective surface.

Procedure

  1. Install the front backplane. Align the two pins on the backplane with the corresponding holes in the chassis. Lower the backplane into the chassis.
    Note
    Make sure that both edges of the backplane slide into the metal rails as illustrated below.
    Figure 1. Installation of backplane for ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drives
    Installation of backplane for ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drives

  2. 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 all the drives and drive fillers into the drive bays. See Install a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive.

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