Install the middle drive cage

Use this information to install the middle drive cage.

Read the installation Guidelines

Power off the server for this task

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

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

To install the middle drive cage, complete the following steps:

Watch the procedure. A video of the installation and removal process is available at YouTube.

1. Install the internal backplane on the middle drive cage.
   1. Align the internal backplane with the middle drive cage and lower it into the middle drive cage until it is fully seated.
   2. Install the screws to secure the internal backplane in place.
   Figure 1. Internal backplane installation
   

   

   
   
2. Align the two pins on the middle drive cage with the holes and slot in the chassis. Then, lower the middle drive assembly into the chassis and push forward the cage until it is fully seated.
   Figure 2. Middle drive cage installation-1
   

   

   
   
3. Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the middle drive cage.
   Figure 3. Middle drive cage installation-2
   

   

   
   
4. Hold and lift the two blue handles. Install the hot-swap drives in the middle drive cage.
   Figure 4. Internal hot-swap drive installation-1
   

   

   
   
5. Press two blue handles and slide down the cage.
   Figure 5. Internal hot-swap drive installation-2