Install The Disk Backplane Signal Cable - Oracle Exadata X10M Service Manual

Disconnect and remove the disk backplane signal cable from the server.
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Install the Disk Backplane Signal Cable

Before installing the disk backplane signal cable, review the procedures for installing the 4 or
12 disk backplane in the server. See
Backplane.
Unpack the replacement disk backplane signal cable and place it on an antistatic mat.
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Install the disk backplane signal cable between the disk backplane and motherboard
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connectors [1].
Route the signal cable through the left-side cable trough and then through the
motherboard handle.
Disconnect the signal cable from the disk backplane and the motherboard [1].
At each end of the signal cable, press and hold the connector to disengage the
locking mechanism, then gently lift the connector from the disk backplane and
motherboard.
Note:
For information on disconnecting the disk backplane signal cable from the
4-disk backplane, see
Remove the cable from the server.
Gently direct the cable through the motherboard handle and then lift the cable from
the left-side cable trough [2].
Ensure that the disk backplane signal cable is free from snagging motherboard
components and other cables in the server. You might need to remove the SAS
cables from the left-side cable trough before removing the disk backplane signal
cable. See Remove SAS Storage Drive
Install the Disk Backplane Signal Cable
Remove the 4-Drive Backplane.
Cables.
Install the 4-Drive Backplane
Chapter 14
and Install the 12-Drive
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