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Installing the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly

Use this information to install the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are installing an optional device in the server, you need to slide the server out from the rack enclosure, turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

There are three types of 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assemblies:
Figure 1. 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assemblies
2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assemblies

To install the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly, complete the following steps:

  1. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
  2. Remove the PCI riser-card assembly if applicable (see Removing the PCI riser-card assembly).
  3. Align the backplate assembly with the backplate assembly alignment slots in the chassis.
  4. Lower the backplate assembly into the slot in the chassis until the front tab clicks into the latches on the chassis.
    Figure 2. 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly installation
    2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly installation
  5. Install the Lenovo ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller (see Installing an Lenovo ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller) before connecting the cables to the hardware RAID card.
    • If you are installing the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly for the left side cable connection to the PCI riser-card assembly (hardware RAID card inserted on the left side), connect the cables as follows:
      Figure 3. 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive with ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller cable connection (hardware RAID card inserted on the left side)
      2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive with ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller cable connection (hardware RAID card inserted on the left side)
      If you have more than four 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drives, connect the cables as follows:
      Figure 4. Eight simple-swap hard disk drives with ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller cable connection (hardware RAID card inserted on the left side)
      Eight simple-swap hard disk drives with ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller cable connection (hardware RAID card inserted on the left side)
    • If you are installing the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly with a right-angled mini-SAS cable connector for the right side cable connection to the PCI riser-card assembly (hardware RAID card inserted on the right side), connect the cables as follows:
      Figure 5. 2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive with ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller cable connection (hardware RAID card inserted on the right side)
      2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive with ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller cable connection (hardware RAID card inserted on the right side)
  6. Make sure the relevant cables pass through the cable clips.
  7. Reinstall the PCI riser-card assembly if applicable (see Replacing the PCI riser-card assembly).

If you have other devices to install, do so now. Otherwise, go to Completing the installation.