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Install the rear drive backplane

Follow the instructions in this section to install the 4 x 2.5", 8 x 2.5", or 4 x 3.5" rear drive backplane.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.

  • 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 part to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new part out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Install the rear drive backplane.
    Figure 1. Installing the 4 x 2.5" rear drive backplane
    Installing the 4 x 2.5" rear 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 so that the holes in the backplane pass through the pins on the drive cage, and the release latches secure the backplane in place.
    Figure 2. Installing the 8 x 2.5" rear drive backplane
    Installing the 8 x 2.5" rear drive backplane
    Figure 3. Installing the 4 x 3.5" rear drive backplane
    Installing the 4 x 3.5" rear drive backplane
    1. Make sure that the release latches are opened.
    2. Align the bottom of the backplane with the studs at the bottom of the drive cage and lower the backplane into the drive cage.
    3. Push the top of the backplane so that the holes in the backplane pass through the pins on the drive cage, and the release latches secure the backplane in place.
  3. Connect cables to the rear drive backplane. See Internal cable routing.

After you finish

  1. Reinstall the drives or drive fillers into the rear drive cage. See Install a 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hot-swap drive.

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

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube