Lenovo x3250 m6 Installation And Service Manual page 152

Step 1. Align the backplane with the backplane alignment slots in the chassis. Then, carefully lower the
hard-disk-drive backplane until it is fully seated in the chassis.
Figure 75. 2.5-inch hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane installation
Step 2. Reconnect all cables that you removed from the hard-disk-drive backplane.
Step 3. If you need to install the second backplane, repeat step 4.
Step 4. Install a RAID adapter. See "Installing an adapter" on page 111.
Step 5. Connect power and signal cables. Refer to the following topics:
• "Hot-swap HDD cable connection: ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller and hot-swap power
supply " on page 168
• "Hot-swap HDD cable connection: ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller and fixed power supply" on
page 164
Step 6. Reinstall the hard disk drives and fillers. See "Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive" on page 101.
Step 7. Complete the parts replacement. See "Completing the parts replacement" on page 172.
Removing the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard-disk-drive backplate assembly
Note: After you remove the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard-disk-drive backplate assembly, you need to install a
new one. See "Installing the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard-disk-drive backplate assembly" on page 139.
To remove the 2.5-inch simple-swap hard-disk-drive backplate assembly, do the following:
Step 1. Turn off the server. Then, disconnect all external cables and remove all peripheral devices.
Step 2. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the server cover" on page 88.
Step 3. Remove the PCI riser-card assembly if installed. See "Removing the PCI riser-card assembly"
on page 93.
Step 4. Disconnect the cables from the RAID adapter or system board. See "Internal cable routing" on
page 158. Then, remove the corresponding cables from the cable clips.
Step 5. Remove the installed hard disk drives or fillers from the drive bays. See "Removing a simple-swap
hard disk drive" on page 103.
Step 6. Grasp the blue tabs on the backplate assembly to lift the backplate assembly from the chassis.
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