Installing the hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive backplane
Use this information to install the hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive backplane.
To install the replacement hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive backplane, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Read the safety information that begins on
“Safety” on page v and “Installation guidelines” on page
417
.
Step 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
Step 3. Remove the cover (see
“Removing the cover” on page 424).
Step 4. Align the sides of the hard disk drive backplane with the slots on the backplane bracket.
Step 5. Insert the hard disk drive backplane into the slots on the backplane bracket and push the hard disk
drive backplane down until the backplane is fully seated.
Note: You can reconnect the cables to the hard disk drive backplane before installing the
backplane onto the brackets or you can connect the cables after you install the backplane, if that is
easier for you.
Hard disk drive
backplane
Backplane
bracket slots
Figure 108. Backplane installation
Step 6. Reconnect the cables to the hard disk drive backplane.
Step 7. Reinstall the hard disk drives and filler panels.
Step 8. Install the cover (see
“Installing the cover” on page 425).
Step 9. Slide the server into the rack.
Step 10. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
Step 11. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.
Chapter 5. Removing and replacing components 491
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