Owners Manual

NOTE: You must remove the hard-drive or SSD backplane to replace a faulty hard-drive or SSD backplane or service

other components inside the system.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.

2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.

3. Keep the #2 Phillips screwdriver ready.

4. Remove the hard-drive or SSD backplane.

NOTE: You must remove the hard-drive or SSD backplane to replace a faulty hard-drive or SSD backplane or service

other components inside the system.

Steps

1. Align the retention screws on the hard-drive or SSD backplane cable connector with the screw holes on the system board connector

(SATA_BP).

2. Tighten the two retention screws to secure the hard-drive or SSD backplane cable connector on the system board.

3. Align the retention screws on the PCIe SSD backplane cable connector with the screw holes on the system board connector

(J_PERC).

4. Tighten the two retention screws to secure the PCIe SSD backplane cable connector on the system board.

5. Install the hard-drive or SSD cage.

6. Align the guides on the backplane with the guide pins on the hard-drive or SSD cage.

7. Press down on the hard-drive or SSD backplane until the tabs on the release latches engage with the slots on the chassis.

Figure 59. Installing a 2.5-inch (x2) SATA hard drive or SSD plus 2.5-inch (x2) PCIe SSD backplane

hard-drive or SSD backplane 2. release latch (2)

3. guide pin (5) 4. connector on the system board (SATA_BP)

5. hard-drive or SSD backplane cable connector 6. connector on the system board (J_PERC)

7. PCIe SSD backplane cable connector 8. PCIe SSD backplane cable

9. hard-drive or SSD backplane cable

Next steps

1. Install the hard drives or SSDs in their original locations.

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