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Install the M.2 backplane

Follow the instructions in this section to install the M.2 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.

Firmware and driver download: You might need to update the firmware or driver after replacing a component.

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 M.2 backplane.
    M.2 backplane on the air baffle

    1. Install the M.2 backplane on the air baffle.

      Figure 1. Installing the M.2 backplane on the air baffle
      Installing the M.2 backplane on the air baffle

      1. Press the retention clip on the air baffle.

      2. Align the guide hole on the M.2 backplane with the guide pin on the air baffle, and insert the backplane into the air baffle.

      3. Rotate the M.2 backplane downward into place.

      4. Tighten the screw to secure the M.2 backplane.

    2. Install the M.2 drive on the M.2 backplane. See Install an M.2 drive.

    M.2 backplane on the middle drive cage
    1. Install the M.2 backplane on the middle drive cage.
      Figure 2. Installing the M.2 backplane on the middle drive cage
      Installing the M.2 backplane on the middle drive cage

      1. Align the guide hole on the M.2 backplane with the pin on the drive cage, and insert the backplane into the drive cage.

      2. Install the screw on the middle of the M.2 backplane.

      3. Tighten the screw on the end of the M.2 backplane.

    2. Install the M.2 drive on the M.2 backplane. See Install an M.2 drive.

    3. Close the drive cage handle.

      Figure 3. Closing the handle of the middle drive cage
      Closing the handle of the middle drive cage

      1. Press the latch as shown.

      2. Close the handle.

  3. Connect the cable to the M.2 backplane and processor board. See Internal cable routing.
    Figure 4. Connecting the M.2 cable

    1. Connect the M.2 cable to the M.2 backplane.
    2. Rotate the latch on the cable as illustrated, and press the latch down until it clicks into place.

After you finish

Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube