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Install the 2.5-inch drive cage and drive backplane

Follow instructions in this section to install the 2.5-inch drive cage and 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. Install the 2.5-inch drive cage.
    1. Slide the drive cage into the chassis.
    2. Secure the drive cage with two screws.
    Figure 1. Installing the 2.5-inch drive cage

  2. Install the 2.5-inch drive backplane.
    1. Lower the backplane down into the chassis.
    2. Pivot the backplane inward until the guide pin on the chassis is seated in place.
    3. Fasten two screws to secure the backplane.
    Figure 2. Installing the 2.5-inch drive backplane

  3. Connect the signal and power cables to the 2.5-inch drive backplane. See Internal cable routing.
  4. Install the cover plate.
    1. Slide the cover plate into the slot until it is seated in place.
    2. Fasten two screws to secure the cover plate.
    Figure 3. Installing the cover plate

After you finish

  1. Reinstall the drives and drive fillers. See Install a 2.5-inch hot-swap drive.

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

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube