Installing the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane
This information provides instructions on how to install the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap
drive backplane.
About this task
SAS signal
connector
Configuration
connector
SAS signal
connector
SAS power
connector
Note:
v For more information about connecting the SAS signal cables to the drive
backplane, see “Connecting the SAS cables” on page 64).
v You can install this drive backplane in backplane bays 1 and 2 or 3 and 4. It
cannot be installed in drive backplane bays 2 and 3. It is not supported.
v The right-angle SAS cables that come with the backplane only connect to the
SAS signal connectors on the system board.
To install the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane, 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. If a backplane filler panels are installed in the backplane bay in which you are
installing the backplane, remove the backplane filler panels.
8. Connect the two 10x2-pin power connectors on the combination
power/configuration cable to the backplane power connectors on the system
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 117
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