Installing The Paddle Board; Hard Drive Cage And Backplane; Removing The Hard Drive Cage And Backplane - Dell SD7000-S Owner's Manual

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Safety instructions
Before working inside your system

Installing the paddle board

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.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions section.
Steps
1. Install the paddle board into the server sled.
2. Tighten the two screws that secure the paddle board to the server sled.
Next steps
1. Reconnect all cables to the paddle board.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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After working inside your system

Hard drive cage and backplane

The Dell SD7000–S chassis supports 3.5-inch (x90) SAS/SATA backplane.

Removing the hard drive cage and 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. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Turn off the system.
4. Remove the system cover.
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