Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node Types 9532 and 2951 - Installing a hard disk drive backplane

Use this information to install a hard disk drive backplane.

Before you install a hard disk drive backplane, complete the following steps:

Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
If the compute node is installed in a chassis, remove it (see Removing a compute node from a chassis for instructions).
Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the compute node with the bezel pointing toward you.

Note:

Several different types of hard disk drive backplane can be installed in the compute node: all are removed and installed in a similar manner. The hard disk drive backplane shown in the illustrations might differ slightly from the backplane installed in your compute node.
See the documentation that comes with an optional hard disk drive backplane for device-specific information and information about installing other components that might be included as part of the option or about other components or modules that must be installed to use the option. For example, some optional hard disk drive backplanes might require installation of a second microprocessor.

To install a hard disk drive backplane, complete the following steps.

Remove the cover (see Removing the compute node cover).

Important: If you are installing a hard disk drive backplane that uses a solid state drive mounting sleeve, install the backplane before you install the mounting sleeve.

Note: All hard disk drive backplanes use the same connector on the system board; however, there are two alignment slots in the hard disk drive cage to accommodate different backplane types. Make sure that you align the backplane and system board connectors when inserting the backplane in the hard disk drive cage.
Align the backplane with the hard disk drive cage and the connector on the system board and press the backplane into position until it is fully seated in the connector.
If an optional RAID adapter is installed that has a cable that connects to the hard disk drive backplane, connect the cable (see documentation for your RAID adapter for additional information).
Insert the hot-swap hard disk drives, solid state drive mounting sleeves, and hard disk drive bay fillers.

After you install the hard disk drive backplane, complete the following steps:

Install the cover onto the compute node (see Installing the compute node cover for instructions).
Install the compute node into the chassis (see Installing a compute node in a chassis for instructions).