2.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3.
Remove all hard drives.
4.
Remove the cooling shroud.
5.
If applicable, remove the cooling-fan assembly.
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that are shipped with your product.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the hard drives
from the system before removing the backplane.
CAUTION: You must note the number of each hard drive and temporarily label them before
removal so that you can replace them in the same locations.
Steps
1.
Disconnect the SAS/SATA/SSD data, signal, and power cable(s) from the backplane.
2.
Pull the release pin or the release tab and pull the backplane up and out from the system.
NOTE: For a Dell PowerEdge Express Flash (PCIe SSD) backplane, press the release tab to
unlock the hard-drive backplane and release it from the hard-drive bay.
Figure 78. Removing the PCIe SSD hard drive backplane
1.
release tab
2. PCIe SSD hard drive backplane
3. hard-drive connector
4. PCIe cable
5. power cable
6. signal cable
7.
power connector on backplane
8. signal cable connector on backplane
9. PCIe cable connector on backplane
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