Installing the hard disk drive backplane

Use this information to install the hard disk drive backplane.

Before you begin

Note: This procedure should be performed only by trained service technicians.
Before you install the hard disk drive backplane, complete the following steps:
  1. Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. If the compute node is installed in an Flex System chassis, remove it (see Removing a compute node from a chassis for instructions).
  3. Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the compute node with the bezel pointing toward you.

Procedure

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

  1. Remove the cover (see Removing the compute node cover).
  2. To connect the backplane cable to the new hard disk drive backplane, hold open the connector clip while you push the cable connector into the backplane cable connector. Make sure that the connector clip clicks into place around the backplane.
    Graphic showing how to connect the backplane cable to the hard disk drive backplane
    Note: Pull the retention clip forward when you install the backplane.
  3. Align the new hard disk drive 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  1 .
    Graphic showing how to install the hard disk drive backplane
  4. Push the retention clip on the hard disk drive cage toward the rear of the compute node and under the tab to secure the backplane  2 .
  5. Connect the hard disk drive backplane cable to the system board  3 
  6. Connect the flex cable to the hard disk drive backplane connector.
  7. Reconnect the hard disk drive by sliding it fully into the bay and closing the drive tray handle, see Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive
  8. Install the cover onto the compute node (see Installing the compute node cover for instructions).
  9. Install the compute node into the chassis (see Installing a compute node in a chassis for instructions).

What to do next

After you install the hard disk drive backplane, complete the following steps:
  1. Install the cover onto the compute node (see Installing the compute node cover for instructions).
  2. Install the compute node into the chassis (see Installing a compute node in a chassis for instructions).
Parent topic: Removing and replacing Tier 1 customer replaceable units (CRUs)