Midplane; Removing The Right Midplane - Dell EMC PowerEdge R6400 Installation And Service Manual

Midplane

The midplane is connected to the chassis management board, the power interposer board, the control panels, and the thermal sensor on
the hard drive cage.
Figure 46. Midplane
1 midplane signal connector 2
3 chassis management board cable connector
5 midplane power cable ground connector

Removing the right midplane

Prerequisites
NOTE: Observe the routing of the cables on the chassis as you remove them from the system. Route these cables properly when
you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped.
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2 Follow the procedure listed in
3 Remove all the sleds from the enclosure.
4 Remove the cooling fan cage.
5 Disconnect all the connected cables.
Steps
1 Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the midplane to the chassis.
2 Lift the midplane out of the chassis.
3 Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the power cables to the midplane.
66 Installing and removing enclosure components
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
2 thermal sensor cable connector
4 midplane +12 V power cable connector
system.