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Install the 7mm drive backplanes

Follow instructions in this section to install the 7mm drive backplanes.

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 7mm drive backplane at the bottom.
    Figure 1. Installing the 7mm drive backplane (bottom)
    7mm drive backplane installation (bottom)
    1. Align the notch at the edge of the backplane with the pin on the cage, and slightly slide the backplane into the cage until it is fully seated.
    2. Install the screw to secure it.
  3. Install the 7mm drive backplane on the top.
    Figure 2. Installing the 7mm drive backplane (top)
    7mm drive backplane installation (top)
    1. Align the holes in the backplane with the holes on the cage, and put the backplane down onto the cage.
    2. Install the two screws to secure the backplane in place.

After you finish

Install the 7mm drive cage. See Install the 7mm drive cage.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube