Install the M.2 adapter and M.2 drive

Use this information to install the M.2 adapter and M.2 drive.

Read the installation Guidelines

Power off the server for this task

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

Before installing the M.2 adapter and M.2 drive:

1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new M.2 adapter and M.2 drive to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new M.2 adapter and M.2 drive out of the package and place them on a static-protective surface.

2. Adjust the retainer on the M.2 adapter to accommodate the particular size of the M.2 drive you wish to install. See Adjust the retainer on the M.2 adapter.

3. Locate the M.2 drive slot on the M.2 adapter.

   Note

   For some M.2 adapters that support two identical M.2 drives, install the M.2 drive in slot 0 first.

   Figure 1. M.2 drive slot

   1 Slot 0 2 Slot 1

1. Install the internal riser assembly and install the super capacitor modules on the M.2/riser support bracket. See Install a super capacitor module on the M.2/riser support bracket.
2. Align the pins of the M.2 module bracket with the two holes on both sides of the M.2/riser support bracket, and then install the bracket on the super capacitor modules.
   Figure 2. M.2 module bracket installation
   

   

   
   
3. Install the M.2 adapter into the bracket and secure the screw.
   Figure 3. M.2 adapter installation
   

   

   
   
4. Install the M.2 drive on the M.2 adapter.
   1. Insert the M.2 drive at an angle of approximately 30 degrees into the connector.
   2. Rotate the M.2 drive down until the notch 1 catches on the lip of the retainer 2.
   3. Slide the retainer forward (toward the connector) to secure the M.2 drive into place.
   Figure 4. M.2 drive installation
   

   

   
   
5. Connect the cables to the M.2 backplane and system board. For more information about cable routing, see M.2 module cable routing.
   1. Tilt the connector at an angle of 20 degrees or lower, and insert it until its bottom surface reaches the ramp.
   2. Press the connector down flat.
   3. Tighten the screw on the signal cable.
   4. Connect the power cable.
   Figure 5. Connecting M.2 cables