Note: Before installing the M.2 backplane, make sure an M.2 drive is installed to every available connector
on the M.2 backplane.
Step 1.
Align the openings located at the bottom of the blue plastic supports at each end of the M.2
backplane with the guide pin on the system board and T-head pins on the hard drive cage; then,
insert the backplane in the system board connector. Press down on the M.2 backplane to fully seat
it.
Figure 71. M.2 backplane installation
Install the fan cage assembly
Use this procedure to install the fan cage assembly.
To install the fan cage assembly, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Align the fan cage assembly to the slots on both sides of the server, and lower it into the server.
Figure 72. Fan cage assembly installation
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