2.5-Inch Hard Drive Expander Configuration - Dell PowerEdge C6320 Owner's Manual

Next steps
1. Connect the control panel cables to the power distribution board.
2. Install the screws that secure the hard drive cage.
3. Install the hard drives.
4. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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Safety instructions
Installing the system cover
Installing a hard drive into a hard drive carrier
After working inside your system

2.5-inch hard drive expander configuration

In a 2.5 inch hard drive configuration, an expander card connects the system boards to the 2.5-inch hard
drive backplane through the midplane.
Figure 92. Front view of the backplane
1. hard drive connectors 1 to 24 (from left to
right)
Figure 93. Back view of the backplane
1. backplane power connector for power supply 1 2.
3. expander-card connector 2
2. 2.5 inch backplane for expander
configuration
expander-card connector 1
4. backplane power connector for power
supply 2
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