M.2 drive and M.2 backplane replacement

Follow instructions in this section to remove and install the M.2 drive and M.2 backplane (an assembled M.2 backplane and M.2 drive is also known as M.2 module).

The server supports the following M.2 backplanes. The removal and installation methods are similar.

Note

The M.2 adapters and modules are also referred to as enablement kits.

1	ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Kit
2	ThinkSystem M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Enablement Kit
3	ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/x4 NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Kit
4	ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B540i-2i SATA/NVMe Enablement Kit