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Install the middle drive backplane

Use this information to install the 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch middle drive backplane.

About this task

Your server supports the following middle drive backplanes:

  • Two 2.5-inch SAS/SATA 4-bay backplanes

  • Two 2.5-inch NVMe 4-bay backplanes

  • One 3.5-inch SAS/SATA 4-bay backplane

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 new component to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new component out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Connect the cables to the backplane. See Internal cable routing.
  3. Install the backplane onto the middle drive cage.
    Figure 1. Installing the 2.5-inch middle drive backplane
    Installing the 2.5-inch middle drive backplane

    1. Align the bottom of the backplane with the studs at the bottom of the drive cage, and lower the backplane into the drive cage.
    2. Push the top of the backplane forward until it clicks in place. Ensure that the holes in the backplane pass through the pins on the drive cage, and the release latches secure the backplane in position.
    Figure 2. Installing the 3.5-inch middle drive backplane
    Installing the 3.5-inch middle drive backplane

    1. Align the bottom of the backplane with the studs at the bottom of the drive cage, and lower the backplane into the drive cage.
    2. Push the top of the backplane forward so that the holes in the backplane pass through the pins on the drive cage, and close the release latches to secure the backplane in position.

After you finish

Install the drive cage onto the chassis. See Install the middle drive cage.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube