IBM x3650 - System M2 - 7947, User Manual

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12. Install the new backplane in slot 3:
a. Move the SAS signal cable from hard disk drive backplane 1 to new
backplane 3
1
. The new backplane comes with the option kit.
SAS signal
cable
Power
cable
Hard disk drive
backplane 3
Configuration
cable
b. Connect the new power cable that comes with the option kit to new hard
disk drive backplane 3
2
.
c. Connect the configuration cable to backplane 3
3
.
d. Angle the new backplane and place the bottom edge into the slots for
backplane 3 on the chassis next to the optical drive.
Configuration
cable
SAS
signal
cable
Power
cable
Hard disk drive
backplane 3
e. Rotate the backplane upright so that the bracket goes underneath the latch
and tabs on the chassis and is engaged into the slots on the backplane
bracket.
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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