InstallingtheM.2storagemodule
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage69.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeM.2storagemoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsin
additiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstalltheM.2storagemodule,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.If
theserverisintowerformfactor,laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage72.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingthecoolingshroud”onpage75.
5.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheM.2storagemoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceon
theoutsideoftheserver.Then,taketheM.2storagemoduleoutofthepackage.
Note:CarefullyhandletheM.2storagemodulebyitsedges.
6.InserttheM.2storagedriveintothedriveslotontheM.2storagemodule.Then,installthescrewto
securetheM.2storagedrive.
Figure69.InstallingtheM.2storagedrive
7.LocatethethreeplasticpinsonthechassisforsecuringtheM.2storagemodule.Removeanypartsand
disconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstothethreeplasticpins.
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