IBM System x3750 M4 Type 8733, Installation And Service Manual

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Installing the 8x1.8-inch hot-swap drive backplane assembly
Note:
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For more information about connecting the SAS signal cables to the drive
backplane, see “Connecting the SAS cables” on page 61.
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When you install a 8x1.8-inch drive backplane assembly, the drive IDs that are
indicated on the server front bezel will no longer be valid. Use the drive labels
that come with the backplane to renumber the drive IDs on the bezel.
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The right-angle SAS cables that come with the backplane only connects to the
SAS connectors on the system board.
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For more information about drive IDs, see “Drive IDs” on page 51. For more
information about the supported drive backplane configurations, see “Supported
SAS/SATA drive backplane configurations” on page 53.
To install the 8x1.8-inch hot-swap drive backplane assembly, complete the
following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page “Safety” on page vii and
“Installation guidelines” on page 33.
2. Turn off the server (see “Turning off the server” on page 21) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables from the server.
3.
Remove the top cover (see “Removing the server top cover” on page 36).
4. Remove the fan cage assembly (see “Removing the fan cage assembly” on
page 40).
5. Remove the microprocessor and memory expansion tray (see “Removing the
microprocessor and memory expansion tray assembly” on page 278) or DIMM
air baffle (see “Removing the DIMM air baffle” on page 210), whichever one is
installed.
6. Open the SAS cable guide cover.
7. Remove the drive bay fillers from the front of the server for the bays that are
associated with the backplane bay in which you are installing the backplane.
8.
If a backplane filler panel is installed in the backplane bays in which you are
installing the backplane assembly, remove the backplane filler panel.
9. Align the backplane assembly with the backplane bay in which you are
installing the assembly.
1.8-inch
filler panel
8x 1.8-inch
drive backplane
assembly
Drive LEDs
10. Slide the backplane assembly into the backplane bay until it clicks into place.
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