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Installing the optional 6-Pack hot-swap drive backplane
Note: The optional xSeries 6-Pack Hot-Swap Hard Drive Expansion Kit might
Complete the following steps to install the optional 6-Pack hot-swap drive
backplane.
Note: The server does not support an optional SCSI repeater card or a
Attention:
damage from static electricity. For details about handling these devices, see
"Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 40.
contain some components that you will not need for this procedure. For
information about the contents of this option kit, see the documentation that
comes with the option kit.
single-channel configuration for the hard disk drives.
When you handle static-sensitive devices, take precautions to avoid
1. Review the information in "Before you begin" on page 39 and "Safety
information" on page 167.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
external cables.
3. Disconnect all the hot-swap hard disk drives from the standard SCSI
backplane; then, slide the drives forward, approximately 7.6 cm (3 in.).
Note: It is not necessary to remove the drives from the server.
4. If your server is a tower model, continue with the next step.
If your server is a rack model and you have already installed the server in a
rack enclosure, you must disconnect the cable-management-arm bracket from
the server.
a. Disconnect the cable-management-arm bracket from the server.
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