Installing a hard drive.................................................................................................................................................39
Removing a hard drive blank.................................................................................................................................... 40
Installing a hard drive blank........................................................................................................................................41
Removing the hard drive from the hard drive carrier.............................................................................................41
Installing a hard drive into the hard drive carrier....................................................................................................42
Power supply units...........................................................................................................................................................43
Removing a power supply unit................................................................................................................................. 43
Installing a power supply unit....................................................................................................................................44
System cover....................................................................................................................................................................45
Removing the system cover.....................................................................................................................................45
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 46
Backplane cover............................................................................................................................................................... 47
Removing the backplane cover................................................................................................................................ 47
Installing the backplane cover.................................................................................................................................. 48
Cooling fans...................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Removing a cooling fan............................................................................................................................................. 49
Installing a cooling fan............................................................................................................................................... 50
Removing the cooling fan cage.................................................................................................................................51
Installing the cooling fan cage.................................................................................................................................. 52
Power interposer board...................................................................................................................................................53
Removing the power interposer board....................................................................................................................54
Installing the power interposer board......................................................................................................................55
Chassis management board............................................................................................................................................57
Removing the chassis management board............................................................................................................. 57
Installing the chassis management board............................................................................................................... 58
Linking board.................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Removing the linking board...................................................................................................................................... 59
Installing the linking board..........................................................................................................................................61
Midplane............................................................................................................................................................................63
Removing the right midplane....................................................................................................................................63
Installing the right midplane......................................................................................................................................64
Removing the left midplane......................................................................................................................................65
Installing the left midplane........................................................................................................................................ 66
Midplane power cable routing.................................................................................................................................. 68
Drive cage.........................................................................................................................................................................68
Removing the 2.5 inch drive cage........................................................................................................................... 68
Installing the 2.5 inch drive cage..............................................................................................................................69
Removing the 3.5 inch drive cage............................................................................................................................70
Installing the 3.5 inch drive cage...............................................................................................................................71
Backplanes and expander board.................................................................................................................................... 72
Removing the backplane........................................................................................................................................... 74
Installing the backplane............................................................................................................................................. 75
Removing the backplane expander board...............................................................................................................77
Installing the backplane expander board................................................................................................................. 78
Backplane cable routing............................................................................................................................................ 79
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