• 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 system.
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available at YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-
DrpxDWLMfgtXO4O6BVYTim
.
Procedure
Step 1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the backplane to any unpainted surface on the
outside of the server. And then, take the backplane out of the package and place it on a static-
protective surface.
Step 2. Connect the cables to the backplane. See
Chapter 6 “Internal cable routing” on page 217.
Step 3. Put the backplane down into place.
Figure 23. Installation of backplane for 16 EDSFF drives
a.
Align the hole on the backplane with the pin on the chassis, place it down, and slightly slide
it as shown.
b.
Tighten the screw to secure the backplane.
Step 4. Connect the cables to the system board or expansion slots. See
Chapter 6 “Internal cable routing”
on page 217
.If the cable connectors come with protective dust caps, make sure to remove them
before plugging in.
After you finish
1. Reinstall all the drives and drive cages into the drive bays. See
“Install a hot-swap EDSFF drive” on page
104
.
2. Complete the parts replacement. See
“Complete the parts replacement” on page 215.
Remove the rear 2.5-inch drive backplane
Use this information to remove the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane.
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