Install the front 3.5-inch-drive backplane
Use this information to install the backplane for eight or ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drives.
About this task
The following describes how to install the backplane for four 3.5-inch hot-swap drives.
Attention:
• Read Installation Guidelines to ensure that you work safely.
• Power off the server and disconnect all power cords for this task.
• 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.
A video for this task is available at:
• Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-DY1RaWHYM4xDloAwuBQHR0
• Youku: http://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_52339628
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.
Step 2. Connect the cables to the backplane.
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