Figure 73. Installing the 24-bay expander backplane
a.
Align the bottom of the backplane with the slots on the chassis, and lower the backplane
into the chassis.
b.
Rotate the backplane to the vertical position. Align the holes in the backplane with the pins
on the chassis, and press the backplane into position. The release tabs will secure the
backplane in place.
Step 3. Connect the cables to the drive backplane. See
Chapter 6 “Internal cable routing” on page 281.
After you finish
1. Reinstall all the drives and fillers (if any) into the drive bays. See “Install a hot-swap drive” on page 134.
2. Reinstall the fan cage. See
“Install the system fan cage” on page 270.
3. Reinstall the air baffle if you have removed it. See
“Install the air baffle” on page 72.
4. Complete the parts replacement. See
“Complete the parts replacement” on page 279.
5. If you have installed an AnyBay backplane with U.3 NVMe drives for Trimode, enable U.3 x1 mode for
the selected drive slots on the backplane through the XCC Web GUI. See
“U.3 NVMe drive can be
detected in NVMe connection, but cannot be detected in Tri-mode” on page 514
.
Demo video
Watch the procedure on YouTube
Remove the front 3.5-inch drive backplane
Follow instructions in this section to remove the front 3.5-inch drive backplane.
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