Hard Drive Backplane; Removing The Hard Drive Backplane - Dell PowerEdge R330 Owner's Manual

Next steps
1. Install the expansion card riser.
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. While booting, press F2 to enter System Setup and ensure that the battery is operating properly.
4. Enter the correct time and date in the System Setup Time and Date fields.
5. Exit System Setup.
Related Tasks
Removing the expansion card riser
Installing the expansion card riser

Hard drive backplane

Depending on your system configuration, PowerEdge R330 supports:
• Four 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane or
• Eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane

Removing 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.
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.
1. Ensure that you follow the
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. Remove all hard drives.
4. Disconnect the SAS/SATA data, signal, and power cables from the backplane.
Steps
Press the release tabs and lift the backplane upward and slide it toward the back of the chassis.
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Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
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system.