To install a 8-disk-drive optional hard disk drive backplane in a 16-drive-capable
server model, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 40.
2. Turn off the server and disconnect all power cords and external cables (see
“Turning off the server” on page 28).
3. Remove the server cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 54).
4. Remove the two 4-drive filler panels that are to the right of drive bay 8,
beneath the IDs8-15onthefront bezel.
4-drive
filler panel
5. To obtain more working room, remove fans 2 and 3 (see “Removing a
dual-motor hot-swap fan” on page 123).
6. Pull the hard disk drives or fillers out of the server slightly to disengage them
from the backplanes. For more information, see“Removing a hard disk drive”
on page 67.
7. Disconnect the SAS signal cables from the system board. Leave the other end
of the SAS signal cables connected to the hard disk drive backplanes.
8. Remove hard disk drive backplane 1 from the server.
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