BX900 S2
Upgrade and Maintenance Manual
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Midplane
This chapter provides information on how to replace the midplane.
Safety notes
V
CAUTION!
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Circuit boards and soldered parts of internal options are exposed and
can be damaged by static electricity. Always discharge static build-up
(e.g. by touching a grounded object) before handling electrostatic-
sensitive devices (ESDs)
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Do not touch the circuitry on boards or soldered parts. Hold circuit
boards by their metallic areas or edges.
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For further information, please refer to chapter
"Important
information" on page 29
.
12.1 Basic information
The midplane provides the connections between the server blades and the
infrastructure modules of the system unit. The midplane is attached to the rear
chassis. The rear chassis is inserted in the rear of the system unit as an inner
housing. It provides slots for PSUs, fan modules, connection blades and
management blades.