Install the rear hot-swap drive cage

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

Read the installation Guidelines

Power off the server for this task

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

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

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

1. Gently press and hold the tab on the rear hot-swap drive cage as shown and remove the air baffle from the rear hot-swap drive cage.
   Figure 1. Air baffle removal
   

   

   
   
2. Align the rear backplane with the rear hot-swap drive cage and lower it into the rear hot-swap drive cage.
   Figure 2. Rear backplane installation
   

   

   
   
3. Connect the signal cable and the power cable on the rear backplane. Refer to Internal cable routing.
   Figure 3. NVMe rear backplane connectors
   

   

   
   

   1	Power connector
   2	NVMe signal connector

   Figure 4. SAS/SATA rear backplane connectors
   

   

   
   

   1	SAS/SATA signal connector
   2	Power connector

4. Install the air baffle into the rear hot-swap drive cage as shown.
   Figure 5. Air baffle installation
   

   

   
   
5. Align the three pins on the rear hot-swap drive cage with the holes and slot in the chassis. Then, lower the rear hot-swap drive cage into the chassis until it is fully seated.
   Figure 6. Rear hot-swap drive cage installation
   

   

   
   
6. Connect the signal cable and connect the power cable to the system board. See Internal cable routing.