Server User Manual

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toreinstalltheservercoverandreconnectcablestoyourserver,dothefollowing:
1.Ensurethatallcomponentshavebeenreassembledcorrectlyandthatnotoolsorloosescrewsare
leftinsideyourserver.
2.Ensurethatallinternalcablesareconnectedandroutedcorrectlyandsecuredbyanycableclipsor
tiesintheserver.Keepcablesclearofthehingesandsidesofthechassistoavoidinterferencewith
reinstallingthecoolingshroudandtheservercover.Thefollowingillustrationshowsanexampleofthe
cableroutinginthechassiswithtwobackplanesfor162.5-inchharddiskdrives.
•Routethesignalcables
1throughtheleftinnersideofthechassis.Thesignalcablesincludethe
mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcables,thefrontpanelcable,thefrontpanelUSBcable,thediagnostic
modulecable,theSATAsignalcablefortheopticaldriveifyourserverhasaslimopticaldrive
installed,andthecableforthefrontVGADB-15connector.
•IfyourserverhasaRAIDcardandanexpandercardinstalled,properlyroutethemini-SASto
mini-SASsignalcables
2thatareconnectedfromtheRAIDcardtotheexpandercard.
•Routethebackplanepowercables3throughtherightinnersideofthechassis.
•Ifyourserverhasaslimopticaldriveinstalled,connectthepowercable4fortheopticaldrivetothe
opticaldrivepowerconnectoronthebackplaneandproperlyroutethecableinthechassis.
Figure135.Anexampleofcablerouting(servermodelswith162.5-inchharddiskdrivesandtwobackplanes)
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