Install the middle drive backplane
Use this information to install the middle 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive backplane.
About this task
Your server supports the following middle drive backplanes:
• Two 2.5-inch SAS/SATA 4-bay backplanes
• Two 2.5-inch NVMe 4-bay backplanes
• One 3.5-inch SAS/SATA 4-bay backplane
Attention:
• Read “Installation Guidelines” on page 185 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-DqVplE36HIvdM_sq_Auw3U
• Youku: https://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_59643657.html
Procedure
Step 1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new component to any unpainted surface on
the outside of the server. Then, take the new component out of the package and place it on a
static-protective surface.
Step 2. Connect the cables to the backplane. See Chapter 3 “Internal cable routing” on page 71.
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