Replacing the 2.5-inch hot-swap rear hard disk drive kit

Use this information to replace the 2.5-inch hot-swap rear hard disk drive kit.

1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords.
3. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
4. If PCI riser-card assembly 3 needs to be installed (see Replacing a PCI riser-card assembly), remember to first install the 2.5-inch hot-swap rear hard disk drive kit. Install the kit by grasping the two handles located on the sides of the kit, and slowly lower it into the chassis. Make sure that the two alignment pins securely engage the two holes on the side of the chassis.
   Attention

   Always follow the installation sequence in this step. Failure to do so, may result in damage to the 2.5-inch hot-swap rear hard disk drive kit.

   Figure 1. 2.5-inch hot-swap rear hard disk drive kit installation
   
   
5. Tighten the screw to secure the rear hard disk drive kit to the chassis.
   Figure 2. Screw location
   
   
6. Lift the air duct and connect the mini-SAS HD (12Gb) and power cables to the rear hot-swap backplane.
   Figure 3. Mini-SAS HD (12Gb) and power cable connector location on the rear backplane
   
   
7. Connect the other end of the mini-SAS HD (12Gb) and power cables to the 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive backplane and power connector.
   Figure 4. Mini-SAS HD (12Gb) and power cable routing
   
   
8. Reinstall the cover (see Replacing the cover).
9. Slide the server into the rack.
10. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
11. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.