Owners Manual

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Installing the drive backplane
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedures in Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the drives.
NOTE: To avoid damaging the backplane, ensure to move the control panel cables from the cable routing clips before
removing the backplane.
NOTE: Route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped.
Steps
1. Align the slots on the backplane with the hooks on the system.
2. Lower the backplane until the blue release tabs click into place.
Figure 55. Installing the drive backplane
Next steps
1. Connect the following cables to the backplane:
a. Backplane signal cable
b. Backplane power cable
c. PERC cable
2. Install the drives in their original locations.
3. Follow the procedures in After working inside your system.
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Installing and removing system components