To install the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 44.
Step 2.
Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 40) and all attached peripheral devices.
Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external cables from the server.
Step 3.
Remove the storage book from the server (see "Removing the storage book" on page 273).
Step 4.
If a backplane filler panel is installed in the backplane bay in which you are installing the backplane,
remove the backplane filler panel.
Step 5.
Insert the backplane tabs into the slots on the left side of the backplane cage and rotate the drive
backplane assembly forward until the backplane locks in place in the retention latch.
SAS signal
cable connector
Input power
cable connector
.
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