If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use
any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Install the front 3.5-inch drive backplane
Use this information to install the front 3.5-inch drive backplane.
About this task
Attention:
• Read
“Installation Guidelines” on page 51 and “Safety inspection checklist” on page 52 to ensure that you
work safely.
• Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See
“Power off the server” on page 68.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems.
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-
CfNsWy-689CRZHExrZEi9I
.
Procedure
Step 1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the backplane to any unpainted surface on the
outside of the server. Then, take the backplane out of the package and place it on a static-
protective surface.
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