Install the 7mm drive backplanes
Use this information to install the 7mm drive backplanes.
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.
• Read “PCIe slots and PCIe adapters” on page 189 to ensure that you follow the installation rules for 7mm
drive cages.
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 backplanes. See “7mm drives” on page 82.
Step 3. Install the 7mm drive backplane at the bottom.
Figure 278. 7mm drive backplane installation (bottom)
a. Align the notch at edge of the backplane with the pin on the cage, and slightly slide the
backplane into the cage until it is fully seated.
b. Install the screw to secure it.
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