Installing The Backplane Or Back Plate (3.5-Inch Drives) - IBM x3250 M3 Problem Determination And Service Manual

8. If you are instructed to return the backplane or back plate, follow all packaging

Installing the backplane or back plate (3.5-inch drives)

To install the replacement 3.5-inch hot-swap drives backplane or simple-swap SATA
drives back plate, complete the following steps.
Note: The following illustration shows installing the hot-swap SAS/SATA backplane.
1. Reconnect the cables to the replacement backplane or back plate:
2. Slide the backplane or back plate into the card guides, making sure that any
3. Press on the two blue touch points firmly until the backplane or back plate is
4. Install the cover (see "Installing the cover" on page 130).
5. Replace the hard disk drives.
6. Slide the server into the rack.
7. Connect the cables and power cords.
v If the server is a simple-swap model, disconnect the SATA signal cable and
the power cable from the back plate.
Note:
– You might want to disconnect the cable from the SAS/SATA controller first,
or remove the SAS/SATA controller from its connector, to make it easier to
disconnect the cable from the backplane or back plate.
– Simple-swap SATA hard disk drives support AHCI mode.
– Simple-swap models only support ServeRAID-BR10il adapter.
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Connectors
v If the server is a hot-swap model, reconnect the SAS/SATA controller signal
cable, the power cable, and the configuration cable to the backplane.
v If the server is a simple-swap model, reconnect the SATA signal cable and
the power cable to the back plate.
Note:
– Simple-swap SATA hard disk drives support AHCI mode.
– Simple-swap models only support ServeRAID-BR10il adapter.
nearby wires or cables are not trapped or pinched.
fully seated.
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