Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 Installation And Service Manual page 125

4 Remove the backplane cover.
5 Remove all hard drives from the front bay.
6 Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
Steps
Press the release tabs and lift the backplane to disengage the backplane from the hooks on the system.
NOTE: If you backplane has an expander board, the loosen the screws on the expander board before you remove the
backplane.
Figure 77. Removing the hard drive backplane
Figure 78. 8 X 2.5 hard drive backplane
1 release tab (2)
3 backplane signal cable connector
5 SAS cable B connector
2 SAS cable A connector
4 backplane
6 power cable connector
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