Lenovo System x3550 M4 Installation And Service Manual page 277

a. Insert the hard disk drive backplane into the slots on the backplane bracket and push the hard
disk drive backplane down until the backplane is fully seated.
Figure 181. Backplane installation
Step 5. Connect the signal, power and configuration cables to the system board. Route the signal cable
from the drive backplane along the chassis and connect it to the SAS/SATA controller connectors.
Then, route the power cable and the configuration cable from the drive backplane along the chassis
and connect it to the SAS/SATA power connector and SAS/SATA configuration connector. See
"Cabling backplane" on page 187 for more information.
Step 6. Reinstall the hard disk drives (see "Replacing hot-swap hard disk drives" on page 203).
Step 7. Install the cover (see "Replacing the cover" on page 195).
Step 8. Slide the server into the rack.
Step 9. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
Step 10. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.
Removing the simple-swap drive backplate assembly
Use this information to remove the simple-swap drive backplate assembly.
To remove the simple-swap hard disk drive backplate assembly, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page
31.
Step 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
Step 3. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 194).
Step 4. Remove the filler panels from the drive bay.
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