Installing a SAS or SATA media device in 8233-E8B or 8236-E8C

You can install a serial-attached SCSI (SAS) or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) media device.

1. Power off the system. See Stopping the system or logical partition.
2. Disconnect the power cords from the system.
   Note: This system has a second power supply. Before continuing with this procedure, ensure that the power source to the system has been completely disconnected.

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3. Place the system into the service position. See Placing the system into the service position.
4. Remove the front cover. See Removing the front cover for instructions.
5. Remove the service access cover. See Removing the service access cover for instructions.
6. Attach the wrist strap.
   Attention:

   • Attach a wrist strap to an unpainted metal surface of your hardware to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) from damaging your hardware.
   • When using a wrist strap, follow all electrical safety procedures. A wrist strap is for static control. It does not increase or decrease your risk of receiving electric shock when using or working on electrical equipment.
   • If you do not have a wrist strap, just prior to removing the product from ESD packaging and installing or replacing hardware, touch an unpainted metal surface of the system for a minimum of 5 seconds.
7. Remove the media device filler, if present, as shown in the following figure.
   
8. Install the rails (A) onto the media device using the two small screws (B) included with your media device. The rails must be placed on each side of the media device. Screw the rails into the side of the media device using the lower screw hole.
   
9. Check if the SAS cable (C) provided at the back of the device is installed. If the cable is installed, connect the cable and skip to step 11.
10. Install the SAS cable. For more information about external SAS port, refer to Installing the external SAS port on a model 8233-E8B or 8236-E8C.
11. Push the media device (A) into the system until you feel the latches (B) lock in place as shown.
    
12. Remove the fans and fan cage.
    Note: Although the following figures show a media device, you have already removed the media device filler and your system will have an empty space until you complete all the steps.
    1. Remove the fan by squeezing or lifting the tab (A), depending on your model, and lifting it out of the system as shown in the following figure.
       Figure 1. Fan removal

       
    2. Remove the blue air baffles as shown in the following figure.
       Figure 2. Air baffle removal

       
    3. Remove the fan cage (B) by unscrewing the thumbscrews (A) and lifting out the fan cage.
       Note: If the thumbscrews are too tight, you might need a flat-head screwdriver to complete this step. To pull the fan cage out of the system, you might need to unplug the control panel cable to allow more space.
       Figure 3. Fan cage removal

       
13. Connect the SAS cable to the drive.
14. Attach the media-device connections to the system backplane.
    
15. Reinstall the fans and fan cage.
    1. Replace the fan cage by inserting it into the system and tightening the thumbscrews (B).
       
    2. Replace the blue air baffles as shown in the following figure.
       
    3. Replace the fans by inserting them into the fan cage until they lock into place, as shown in the following figure.
       
16. Install the service access cover. See Installing the service access cover on a rack-mounted system for instructions.
17. Attach the front cover. See Installing the front cover on the rack-mounted system.
18. Connect the power cords to the system.
19. Start the system. See Starting the system or logical partition.
20. Verify that the media device is installed and working correctly. See Verifying the installed part.