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Install the hot-swap rear drive assembly

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

About this task

The following illustrates how to install the 2.5-inch rear drive assembly. You can install the 7mm rear drive assembly in the same way.

Attention

  • Read Installation guidelines to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and disconnect all power cords for this task.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.

Procedure

  1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the hot-swap rear drive cage to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the hot-swap rear drive cage out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Gently press and hold the tab on the hot-swap rear drive cage as shown and remove the air baffle from the hot-swap rear drive cage.
    Figure 1. Air baffle removal
    Air baffle removal

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

  4. Connect the signal cable and the power cable on the rear backplane. You can refer to the Internal cable routing and locate the cable routing information for your configuration options.
  5. Install the air baffle into the hot-swap rear drive cage as shown.
    Figure 3. Air baffle installation
    Air baffle installation

  6. Align the pins on the hot-swap rear drive cage with the corresponding hole and slot in the chassis. Then, lower the hot-swap rear drive cage into the chassis until it is fully seated.
    Figure 4. Hot-swap rear drive cage installation
    Hot-swap rear drive cage installation

  7. Connect the signal cable and connect the power cable to the system board. You can refer to the Internal cable routing and locate the cable routing information for your configuration options.
After you finish

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

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

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube