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Install the M.2 backplane

Follow 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. If needed, connect the M.2 backplane cable to the M.2 backplane.
    Figure 1. M.2 backplane cable connection
    M.2 backplane cable connection
    1. Connect the cable to the M.2 backplane.
    2. Hook the wire bail on the cable onto the connector.
  3. Install the M.2 backplane.
    Figure 2. M.2 backplane installation
    M.2 backplane installation
    1. Lower the M.2 backplane into the front air baffle; then, slide the M.2 backplane forward until it is seated in place.
    2. Install the screw that secures the end of the M.2 backplane to the front air baffle
    3. Install the screw that secures the middle of the M.2 backplane to the front air baffle.
  4. Connect the M.2 backplane cables to the M.2 power connector and the signal connector on the system board assembly. See M.2 backplane cable routing for more details.

After you finish

  1. Reinstall the M.2 drives. See Install an M.2 drive.
  2. Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.