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15.
Route and connect the drive cage bay 3 power cable (BP3) and the SAS cables to the drive cage
backplane.
16. Install the fan cage.
17. Install the air baffle.
18. Install fan 5.
19. If removed, install the BBWC battery pack or the FBWC capacitor pack ("Installing the BBWC battery
pack or the FBWC capacitor pack" on page 86).
20. Install the access panel.
21. Do one of the following:
o Close or install the tower bezel, as needed.
o Slide the server back into the rack.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless
all bays are populated with either a component or a blank.
22. Install the hard drives and hard drive blanks.
23. Power up the server (on page 22, "Powering up and configuring the server" on page 40).
Six-bay LFF backplane option
When installing a single six-bay LFF backplane, HP recommends installing it in drive cage bay 1.
When installing a second six-bay LFF backplane, one of the following options is required:
• An optional SAS controller
• An optional 24-port SAS expander
To obtain either of these options, contact an HP authorized reseller.