Installing the rear drive cage
Prerequisite
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
Steps
1
Align the captive screws on the drive cage with the screw holes on the system.
2
Lower the drive cage into the system and slide it to the back of the system to align with the locked position marked on the drive cage.
3
Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, tighten the captive screws.
Figure 53. Installing the rear drive cage
Next steps
1
Reconnect all the disconnected cables to the rear drive backplane.
2
Install all the drives.
3
Follow the procedure listed in
Drive backplane
Depending on your system configuration, the drive backplanes supported in PowerEdge R7415 are listed here:
•
3.5 inch (x8) SAS, SATA backplane
•
3.5 inch (x12) SAS or SATA backplane and 3.5 inch (x2) SAS or SATA backplane (rear)
Safety
instructions.
After working inside your
system.
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