Installing the M.2 SSD enablement board

Procedure
  1. Power down the system (Power down the system).
  2. Remove all power:
    1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
    2. Disconnect each power cord from the system.
  3. Remove the system from the rack (Remove the system from the rack).
  4. Place the system on a flat, level work surface.
  5. Remove the access panel (Remove the access panel).
  6. Remove the air baffle (Remove the air baffle).
  7. To install the M.2 SSD enablement board in the expansion slots 1 or 2, do the following:
    1. Remove the onboard PCIe expansion slot cover from the appropriate PCIe expansion slot.


    2. Install the M.2 SSD enablement board. Verify that the board is firmly seated in the slot.

      • M.2 SSD enablement board installed in the onboard PCIe3 x16 expansion slot 1



      • M.2 SSD enablement board installed in the onboard PCIe3 x24 expansion slot 2



    3. Open the cable management holder (Open the cable management holder).
    4. Connect the SATA cables to the M.2 SSD enablement board and the system board.
    5. Secure the extra length of the SATA cables in the cable management holder.
  8. To install the M.2 SSD enablement board in the PCI riser cage, do the following:
    1. Remove the PCI riser cage (Remove the PCIe riser cage).
    2. Remove the riser slot cover.
      Removing a slot cover from the PCI riser cage
    3. Install the M.2 SSD enablement board into either slot. Verify that the board is firmly seated in the slot.

      The board is supported in either slot. The procedure shows slot 3.



    4. Install the PCIe riser cage (Installing the two-slot PCIe riser cage).
  9. Open the cable management holder (Open the cable management holder).
  10. Secure the extra length of the SATA cables in the cable management holder.
  11. Close the cable management holder (Close the cable management holder).
  12. Install the air baffle (Install the air baffle ).
  13. Install the access panel (Install the access panel).
  14. Install the system into the rack (Installing the system into the rack).
  15. Power up the system (Power up the system).