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Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
Removing the optional front bezel
Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier
Removing a memory riser
Removing a cooling fan
Removing the memory riser and fan cage
Removing the SAS expander daughter card
Installing the hard drive backplane
After working inside your system
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 came with the product.
1
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3
Remove the following:
a
Hard drives
b
Memory risers
c
Cooling fans
d
Memory riser and fan cage
e
SAS expander daughter card
NOTE:
Not applicable for the 2.5 inch (x4) SAS/SATA backplane
configuration.
Steps
1
Align the following:
a
Black guide on the hard drive backplane with the memory riser guide.
b Hooks and slots on the hard drive backplane with the hooks and slots on the chassis.
2
Lower the backplane into the system until the hooks and slots on the backplane engage with the hooks and slots on the chassis.
Installing and removing system components
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