Hard Drive/Ssd Backplane - Dell PowerEdge M830 Owner's Manual

1. Ensure that you read the
2. Keep the #1 Phillips screwdriver ready.
3. Remove the hard drive/SSD cage.
NOTE: You must remove the hard drive/SSD cage to replace a faulty hard drive/SSD cage or
service other components inside the system.
Steps
1. Align the screw holes on the hard drive/SSD cage with the screw holes on the chassis.
2. Lower the hard drive/SSD cage into the chassis until it is seated firmly in place.
3. Install the five screws to secure the hard drive/SSD cage to the chassis.
Next steps
1. Install the hard drive/SSD backplane.
2. Install the hard drive(s)/SSD(s).
3. Follow the procedure listed in
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Removing a hard drive/SSD cage
Installing the system cover
Installing a blade

Hard drive/SSD backplane

Backplane
2.5 inch (x4) SAS
backplane
2.5 inch (x4) SATA
backplane
2.5 inch (x2) SATA
plus 2.5 inch (x2)
PCIe backplane
1.8 inch (x12) SAS
SSD backplane
NOTE: All drives connect to the system board through the hard-drive/SSD backplane cable
connector.
The following table provides information about connecting different backplane configurations to the
respective connectors on the system board and expander card.
Safety instructions.
After working inside your
Configuration
A full-length SAS hard drive/SSD backplane with a
backplane cable. It supports up to four 2.5 inch SAS
hard drives/SSDs.
A full-length SAS hard drive/SSD backplane with a
backplane cable. It supports up to four 2.5 inch
SATA hard drives/SSDs.
A full-length backplane with two backplane cables.
It supports up to two 2.5 inch SATA hard drives/
SSDs and two 2.5 inch PCIe SSDs. For information
about populating drives in the bay, see
drive/SSD bay numbering.
A full-length SAS SSD backplane with two backplane
cables. It supports up to twelve 1.8 inch SAS SSDs.
system.
Hard
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