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Installing the hard disk drive cage

Use this information to install the hard disk drive cage.

Before you install the hard disk drive cage, complete the following steps:
  1. Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. If the compute node is installed in a chassis, remove it (see Removing a compute node from a chassis for instructions).
  3. Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the compute node with the bezel pointing toward you.

To install the hard disk drive cage, complete the following steps.
Graphic illustrating installing a hard disk drive cage

  1. Remove the cover (see Removing the compute node cover).
  2. Position the cage in the compute node front panel at an angle and rotate the cage into position on the system board.
  3. Align the cage with the screw holes on the system board.
  4. Using a T10 Torx screwdriver, insert the four screws and secure the cage in the compute node.
  5. Install the hard disk drive backplane (see Installing a hard disk drive backplane).
  6. Insert the storage drives, optional drive components, and hard disk drive bay fillers. See Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive, Installing a solid state drive mounting sleeve, or Installing a 1.8-inch solid state drive.
After you install the hard disk drive cage, complete the following steps:
  1. Install the cover onto the compute node (see Installing the compute node cover for instructions).
  2. Install the compute node into the chassis (see Installing a compute node in a chassis for instructions).