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Installing the 3.5-inch hard disk drive backplate assembly

Use this information to install the 3.5-inch hard disk drive backplate assembly.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To install a 3.5-inch hard disk drive backplate assembly, complete the following steps.
  1. Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see Removing the left-side cover).
  2. Open the bezel by pressing the button on the left edge of the bezel, and rotate the left side of the bezel away from the server.
    Figure 1. Open bezel
    Open bezel
  3. Remove the air baffle (see Removing the air baffle).
  4. Remove the fan cage assembly (see Removing the fan cage assembly).
  5. Insert the bottom tabs of the 3.5-inch hard disk drive backplate assembly onto the lower lip of the drive cage.
    Figure 2. Insert bottom tabs of the 3.5-inch HDD backplate assembly
    Insert bottom tabs of the 3.5-inch HDD backplate assembly
  6. Rotate the backplate assembly toward the drive cage until the guide pins on the drive cage insert securely to the holes on the backplate assembly.
  7. Fasten the screws on the backplate assembly.
  8. Reconnect the power, configuration, and signal cables to the 3.5-inch hard disk drive backplate assembly (see Internal cable routing and connectors).
  9. Install the 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drives that were removed from the hard disk drive cage (see Installing a 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive).
  10. Install the fan cage assembly (see Installing the fan cage assembly).
  11. Install the air baffle (see Installing the air baffle).
  12. Close the bezel.
  13. Install and lock the left-side cover (see Installing the left-side cover).

If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.