9.Slidetherearbackplane/cageassemblytotherearoftheserversothattheassemblyisengagedtothe
rearofthechassis.Alignthescrewholesintheassemblywiththecorrespondingholesinthesystem
board.Then,tightenthescrewstosecuretheassemblytothesystemboard.
Figure148.Installingtherearbackplane/cageassembly
10.Install2.5-inchhot-swapdrivesordummytrays(ifany)totheassembly.See“Installingorreplacinga
hot-swapdrive”onpage152.
11.Connectcablestotherearbackplane.See“Rearbackplaneforuptotwo2.5-inchdrives”onpage48.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallation,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206.
Removingtherearbackplane/cageassembly
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpagevand“Guidelines”onpage73.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toremovetherearbackplane/cageassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage75.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.
4.Removetherisercardassembly2.See“Replacingtherisercard”onpage91.
5.Locatetherearbackplane/cageassembly.See“Servercomponents”onpage29.
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