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

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

You can install an Lenovo System x3650 M4 HD Plus Eight 2.5-inch Hot-Swap HDD Assembly Kit to add eight additional 2.5-inch hot-swap hard-disk-drive bays in the server. See the Lenovo ServerProven website for a list of supported optional devices. To order a 8x2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit, contact your Lenovo sales representative or Lenovo reseller.

The 8x2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit contains the following components:
  • One hot-swap HDD backplane
  • Two mini-SAS cables
  • One power cable
  • One configuration cable
  • Eight 2.5-inch HDD fillers
Note
The option including structural parts and Tier 1 parts.

To install the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap HDD assembly kit, complete the following steps:

  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 backplane to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server; then, grasp the backplane and remove it from the package.
  4. Install the backplane in the farthest slot from the power supplies.
    Figure 1. Backplane installation
    Backplane installation
    1. Align the tabs on the bottom of the backplane with the slots on the bottom of the backplane cage.
    2. Insert the backplane tabs into slots on the bottom of the backplane cage and push the backplane forward into the retention latch (on top of the backplane cage) until the backplane is locked in place.
  5. Connect the mini-SAS cables, power cable, and the configuration cable.
    Figure 2. Cables connection
    Cables connection
    Figure 3. Backplanes cable connection
    Backplanes cable connection
  6. Remove the two 4-drive filler panels from the right side.
    Figure 4. Filler panels removal
    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.

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