2. Slide down the hard drive backplane until the release pin locks into the slot.
3. Connect the SAS, power, and signal cables to the hard drive backplane.
Figure 52. Installing an x16 hard drive backplane
1. x16 hard drive backplane
2. release pin
3. power connector
4. power cable
5. signal cable
6. SAS cable
Next steps
1. Install the hard drives in their original locations.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
Four-slot hard drive blank
Systems with x8 hard drive backplanes configured for software RAID support only four hard drives. The remaining hard drive
slots are pre-installed with the four-slot hard drive blank, and are not available for software RAID.
Removing a four-slot hard drive blank
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive blanks installed.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the hard drives and backplane, you must remove the hard drives from the
system before removing the backplane.
CAUTION:
Note the slot number of each hard drive and temporarily label the slots before removing the hard
drives so that you can replace them in the same location(s).
3. Remove the cooling shroud.
4. Remove all hard drives.
5. Remove the x8 hard drive backplane.
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