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Prerequisites
Take the following ESD prevention measures:
•
Wear antistatic clothing.
•
Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded.
•
Do not wear any conductive objects, such as jewelry or watches.
When you replace a component, examine the slot and connector for damages. Make sure the pins
are not damaged (bent for example) and do not contain any foreign objects.
Removing a drive backplane
1.
Power off the server. For more information, see "
2.
Remove the server from the rack. For more information, see "
Removing the server from a rack
3.
Remove the drives attached to the backplane.
4.
Remove the access panel. For more information, see "
5.
Remove the fan cage. Open the locking levers at the two ends of the fan cage, and then lift the
fan cage out of the chassis.
6.
Disconnect cables from the backplane.
7.
Remove the drive backplane. Loosen the captive screws that secure the backplane, and then
lift the backplane out of the chassis.
Installing a drive backplane
1.
Install a drive backplane. Place the backplane in the slot and then fasten the captive screws.
2.
Connect cables to the drive backplane.
3.
Install the removed fan cage. Place the fan cage in the chassis and then close the locking levers
at the two ends of the fan cage.
4.
Install the access panel. For more information, see "
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5.
Install the removed drives.
6.
Rack-mount the server. For more information, see "
7.
Connect the power cord. For more information, see "
8.
Power on the server. For more information, see "
Installing PCIe modules and a riser card on PCIe
riser connector 3
Guidelines
For more information, see "
Replacing riser cards and PCIe modules
Prerequisites
Take the following ESD prevention measures:
•
Wear antistatic clothing.
•
Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded.
