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d.
Route the cable along the side of the system board towards the front chassis, and then connect the
cable to the drive backplane.
8. Connect the rest of the drive cables required in this drive configuration. For more information, see
"Storage cabling (on page 70)."
9. Install the PCI riser cage (on page 20).
10. Install the access panel (on page 19).
11. Install the server into the rack ("Installing the server into the rack" on page 26).
12. Install the drives ("Drive options" on page 30).
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.
13. Power up the server (on page 16).
Mini-SAS cable option
To connect the cable option:
1. Power down the server (on page 16).
2. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3. Do one of the following:
o Extend the server from the rack (on page 16).
o Remove the server from the rack (on page 17).
4. Remove the access panel (on page 18).
5. Remove the PCI riser cage (on page 19).