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M.2 SSD enablement option

For more information about product features, specifications, options, configurations, and compatibility, see the product QuickSpecs on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.

To install the component:

  1. Power down the server.
  2. Remove all power:
    1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
    2. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
  3. Do one of the following:
  4. Remove the access panel.
  5. To install the M.2 SSD enablement board on the system board, do the following:
    1. Remove the full-height bracket from the M.2 SSD enablement board.

      Removing the full-height bracket from the M.2 SSD enablement board

    2. Install the low-profile bracket on the M.2 SSD enablement board.

      Installing the low-profile bracket on the M.2 SSD enablement board

    3. Remove the onboard PCIe3 x16 slot 4 cover.

      Removing an onboard low-profile expansion slot cover

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

      Installing the M.2 SSD enablement board on the system board

    5. Connect the SATA cables to the M.2 SSD enablement board.
    6. Connect the M.2 SSD SATA cables to the system board.
    7. Secure the extra length of the SATA cables with a cable tie, and then place the bundled part on top of the air baffle.

      Connecting the M.2 SSD SATA cables when the option is installed on the system board

  6. To install the M.2 SSD enablement board in the top slot of the FlexibleLOM riser cage, do the following:
    1. Remove the PCIe3 x8 riser slot 4 cover.

      Removing the PCIe riser slot 4 cover

    2. Open the riser slot retainer latch.

      Opening  the PCIe slot 4 retainer latch

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

      Installing the M.2 SSD enablement board in the FlexibleLOM riser cage

    4. Connect the SATA cables to the M.2 SSD enablement board.
    5. Connect the M.2 SSD SATA cables to the system board.
    6. Secure the extra length of the SATA cables with a cable tie, and then place the bundled part on top of the air baffle.

      Connecting the M.2 SSD SATA cables when the option is installed in the FlexibleLOM riser cage

  7. Install the access panel.
  8. Do one of the following:
  9. Power up the server.