Install the Drive Backplane
6.
Disconnect the SAS cables and the NVMe card cables from the drive backplane
(2, 4).
Disconnect the drive backplane auxiliary signal cable from the drive backplane
7.
(3).
8.
Disconnect the drive backplane power cable from the drive backplane (5).
9.
Loosen the captive screw that secures the drive backplane to the chassis (6.1).
10.
Lift the metal spring retainer on the right side of the drive backplane, lift the
drive backplane up and tilt it toward the rear of the server to free it from the
holding brackets, and lift it out of the server (6.2).
11.
Place the drive backplane on an antistatic mat.
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"Install the Drive Backplane" on page 130
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Install the Drive Backplane
This is a cold-service procedure that must be performed by qualified service personnel. Power
down the server completely before performing this procedure.
Caution -
can cause server components to fail.
1.
Place the backplane into the disk cage.
Lift the metal spring retainer (1.1) and position the backplane so that it fits
a.
into the two metal brackets that are located on the chassis side walls (1.2).
Lower the drive backplane into the disk cage so that it engages the three
b.
metal hooks in the disk cage (1.3)
c.
Continue to lower the drive backplane into the disk cage until it is positioned
in all six troughs that are located at the bottom of the disk cage (1.4) .
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This procedure requires that you handle components that are sensitive to ESD which
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