Owners Manual

142 Installing System Components
Figure 3-33. Removing and Installing the SAS Backplane
Installing a SAS Backplane
1 Lower the backplane into the system, being careful to avoid damaging
components on the face of the board.
2 Align the slots in the backplane with the retention hooks on the back of
the drive bays, then move the backplane forward until the retention hooks
fit through the slots in the backplane. See Figure 3-33.
1 drive bays 2 SAS backplane board
3 power cable from system board 4 SAS A cable
5 SAS B cable 6 securing slots (8)
7 securing tabs (7) 8 SAS backplane board release tab
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