Installing the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit with expander

Use this information to add eight 2.5-inch hard-disk-drive bays in the server.

1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
3. Touch the static-protective package that contains the expander to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server; then, grasp the expander and remove it from the package.
4. Install the expander in the farthest slot from the power supplies.
   Figure 1. Expander installation
   
   
   1. Align the tabs on the bottom of the expander with the slots on the bottom of the backplane cage.
   2. Insert the expander tabs into slots on the bottom of the backplane cage and push the expander forward into the retention latch (on top of the backplane cage) until the expander is locked in place.
5. Connect the backplane connection cable, power cable, and the configuration cable.
   Figure 2. Cables connection
   
   

   Figure 3. Backplanes cable connection
   
   
6. Remove the two 4-drive filler panels from the right side.
   Figure 4. Filler panels removal
   
   
7. Install the hard disk drives, if any (see Installing a hot-swap drive).
8. Install the 2.5-inch HDD fillers into empty drives.