Lenovo System x3250 M4 - Replacing the Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive Backplane

Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane
Usethisinformationtoreplacethehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane.
Youmustturnofftheserverbeforeinstallingsimple-swapdrivesintheserver.Beforeyouinstalla
simple-swapSASorSATAharddiskdrive,readthefollowinginformation.Foralistofsupportedharddisk
drives,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagev
and“Installationguidelines”onpage33.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Toinstallthehot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane,completethefollowingsteps:
Connectors
Connectors
Alignment
tabs
Alignment
slots
Step1.Reconnectthecablestothereplacementbackplate.
a.ConnecttheSAS/SATAcontrollersignalcabletothebackplane.
b.Connectthepowercabletothebackplane.
c.Connecttheconfigurationcabletothebackplane.
Step2.Slidethebackplateintotheguidechannels,makingsurethatanynearbywiresorcablesarenot
trappedorpinched.
Step3.Pressonthebluetouchpointfirmlyuntilthebackplaneisfullyseatedandclicksintoplace.The
followingillustrationsshowstherespectivecableconnectionswhenthehot-swapdrivebackplane
isconnectedtoaredundantpowersupplyorafixedpowersupply.
Note:Makesuretherelevantcablespassthroughthecableclips.
•Hot-swapbackplaneconnectedtofixedpowersupply:
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