Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
Removing the cooling shroud
Removing the optional cooling fan assembly
Installing the hard drive backplane
Prerequisites
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.
1.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in safety instructions section.
2.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3.
Remove all the hard drives. For more information, see the Removing a hot swap hard drive section.
4.
If applicable, remove the cooling-fan assembly. For more information, see the Removing the
cooling-fan assembly (optional) section.
5.
Remove the cooling shroud. For more information, see the Removing the cooling shroud section.
Steps
1.
Use the hooks at the base of the chassis as guides to align the hard drive backplane.
2.
Lower the hard-drive backplane into the chassis to secure the hard drive backplane into place.
NOTE: For a Dell PowerEdge Express Flash (PCIe SSD) backplane, lower the hard-drive
backplane into the chassis until the release tab snaps into place.
3.
Connect the SAS/SATA/SSD data, signal, and power cable(s) to the backplane. See the cabling
instructions provided in this document.
Next steps
1.
If applicable, install the cooling-fan assembly. For more information, see the Installing the cooling-
fan assembly (optional) section.
2.
Install the cooling shroud. For more information, see the Installing the cooling shroud section.
3.
Install the hard drives in their original locations.
4.
Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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