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Install the M.2 boot adapter

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

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. If applicable, connect the cables to the M.2 boot adapter.
    SATA/x4 NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Figure 1. Connecting cable to SATA/x4 NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Connecting cable to SATA/x4 NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    SATA/NVMe or NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Figure 2. Connecting cable to SATA/NVMe or NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Connecting cable to SATA/NVMe or NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    1. Tilt the connector at an angle of 20 degrees or lower, and insert it until its bottom surface reaches the ramp.
    2. Press the connector down flat.
    3. Tighten the screw on the signal cable.
    4. Connect the power cable.
    RAID SATA/NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Figure 3. Connecting cable to RAID SATA/NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Connecting cable to RAID SATA/NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    1. Connect the cable to the M.2 boot adapter.
    2. Hook the wire bail on the cable onto the connector.
  2. Install M.2 boot adapter.
    Figure 4. Installing M.2 boot adapter
    Installing M.2 boot adapter
    1. Lower the M.2 boot adapter into the front air baffle; then, slide the M.2 boot adapter forward until it is seated in place.
    2. Fasten the screw that secures the end of the M.2 boot adapter to the front air baffle.
    3. Fasten the screw that secures the middle of the M.2 boot adapter to the front air baffle.
  3. Connect the M.2 boot adapter cables to the system board assembly. See M.2 boot adapter cable routing for more information on the internal cable routing.

After you finish

  1. Reinstall all the PCIe risers. See Install the PCIe riser.

  2. Reinstall the crossbar. See Install the crossbar.

  3. Reinstall the M.2 drives to the M.2 boot adapter. See Install an M.2 drive.

  4. Reinstall the rear top cover. See Install the rear top cover.

  5. Reinstall the front top cover. See Install the front top cover.

  6. Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube