Installing The Drive Backplane - Dell PowerEdge R7615 Installation And Service Manual

NOTE: The procedure to remove the backplane is similar for all backplane configurations.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
2. Follow the procedure listed in the
3. Remove the backplane
4. If installed, remove the air shroud
5. Remove the cooling fan cage
6. Remove the drives.
7. Observe and disconnect the drive backplane cables from the connector on the system board and backplane.
NOTE: Refer Cable routing
Steps
1. Press the release tab to disengage the drive backplane from the hooks on the system.
2. Lift and pull the drive backplane out of the system.
NOTE: To avoid damaging the backplane, ensure that you move the control panel cables from the cable routing clips
before removing the backplane.
Figure 67. Removing the drive backplane
Next steps
1. Replace the drive backplane.

Installing the drive backplane

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
2. Follow the procedure listed in the
3. Remove the backplane
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
cover.
or remove the GPU air
assembly.
topic for more information.
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
cover.
system.
shroud.
system.
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