Hard Drive Backplane; Removing The Hard Drive Backplane - Dell PowerEdge R630 Owner's Manual

Next steps
1. Install the cooling shroud.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
3. While booting, press F2 to enter System Setup and ensure 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 Links
Safety instructions
System board jumpers and connectors
Before working inside your system
Removing the cooling shroud
Installing the cooling shroud
After working inside your system

Hard drive backplane

Depending on the configuration, your system supports one of the following:
Eight hard drive 2.5-inch (x4) SAS/SATA backplane
system supports
10 hard drive 2.5-inch (x10) SAS/SATA backplane that supports X10 and 4 (PCIe SSDs)
system supports
24 hard drive 1.8-inch (x24) SAS/SATA backplane
system supports

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 are shipped with your product.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the hard drives and hard drive backplane, remove the hard
drives from the system before removing the hard drive backplane.
CAUTION: Note the number of each hard drive and temporarily label them before removal so that
you can replace them in the same locations.
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 all hard drives.
Steps
1. Disconnect the SAS/SATA/SSD data cables and power cable from the backplane.
2. If applicable, disconnect the power and data cable from the optical drive.
3. Push the backplane blue release tabs in the direction of the arrows and lift the backplane upwards.
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