Install the Drive Backplane

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Caution - This procedure requires that you handle components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. This discharge can cause failure of server components.

Take the necessary ESD precautions.
See Prevent ESD Damage.
Position the drive backplane in the main module.
Lower the drive backplane into place.
Slide the plastic retaining panels into place over the drive backplane so that the notches in the panels slide underneath the metal mounting studs on the hard drive assembly.
Press on the press point on the retaining panel to secure it to the top of the hard drive assembly.

Connect the drive backplane cables to the drive backplane and the motherboard.

Connect the data cable to the drive backplane and the motherboard.

Connect the power cable to the drive backplane and the motherboard.
image:Illustration showing location of backplane power and data cables.

1	Data cable, drive backplane connections
2	Power cable, drive backplane connections

Insert the main module back into the server.
See Install the Main Module.
Install the hard drives into the main module.
Refer to the notes that you took when removing the hard drives to install them back into their original slots. See Install a Hard Drive.
Power on the server.
See Returning the Server to Operation.

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