About this task
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 backplane to any unpainted surface on
the outside of the server. Then, take the new backplane out of the package and place it on a static-
protective surface.
Step 2. Connect cables to the backplane. See Chapter 3 “Internal cable routing” on page 71.
Step 3. Install the drive backplane.
Figure 269. Installing the 2 x 3.5-inch rear drive
backplane
Figure 270. Installing the 4 x 3.5-inch rear drive
backplane
a. Align the bottom of the backplane with the studs at the bottom of the drive cage.
b. Lower the backplane into the drive cage so that the holes in the backplane pass through the
pins on the drive cage, and press the backplane into position.
After you finish
Install the drive cage onto the chassis. See “Install the rear 3.5-inch drive cage” on page 340.
Chapter 4. Hardware replacement procedures 339
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