Installing the 8x1.8-inch hot-swap drive backplane assembly
This information provides instructions on how to install the 8x1.8-inch hot-swap
drive backplane assembly.
About this task
Note:
v For more information about connecting the SAS signal cables to the drive
backplane, see “Connecting the SAS cables” on page 64.
v When you install a 8x1.8-inch drive backplane assembly, the drive IDs that are
indicated on the server front bezel will no longer be valid. Use the drive labels
that come with the backplane to renumber the drive IDs on the bezel.
v The right-angle SAS cables that come with the backplane only connects to the
SAS connectors on the system board.
v For more information about drive IDs, see “Drive IDs” on page 54. For more
information about the supported drive backplane configurations, see “Supported
SAS/SATA drive backplane configurations” on page 56.
To install the 8x1.8-inch hot-swap drive backplane assembly, complete the
following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines, see “Safety” on page
vii and “Installation guidelines” on page 35.
2. Turn off the server (see “Turning off the server” on page 22) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables from the server.
3. Remove the top cover (see “Removing the server top cover” on page 38).
4. Remove the fan cage assembly (see “Removing the fan cage assembly” on
page 42).
5. Remove the microprocessor and memory expansion tray (see “Removing the
microprocessor and memory expansion tray assembly” on page 305) or DIMM
air baffle (see “Removing the DIMM air baffle” on page 232), whichever one is
installed.
6. Open the SAS cable guide cover.
7. Remove the drive bay fillers from the front of the server for the bays that are
associated with the backplane bay in which you are installing the backplane.
8. If a backplane filler panel is installed in the backplane bays in which you are
installing the backplane assembly, remove the backplane filler panel.
9. Align the backplane assembly with the backplane bay in which you are
installing the assembly.
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