Removing The 2.5-Inch Hard Drive Backplane; Installing The Backplane - Dell EMC PowerEdge xe7100 Installation And Service Manual

Removing the 2.5-inch hard drive backplane

Prerequisites
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the drives from the system before
removing the backplane.
CAUTION: You must note the slot number of each drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you
can replace them in the same slots.
NOTE: Observe the routing of the cables on the chassis as you remove them from the system. You must 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 the
3. Remove the expander
4. Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
Steps
1. Using the Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the two screws that secure the backplane to the expander module.
2. Lift the backplane away from the expander module.
Figure 69. Removing the backplane
Next steps
1. Install the 2.5-inch hard drive

Installing the backplane

Prerequisites
CAUTION: You must note the slot number of each drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you
can replace them in the same slots.
safety instructions.
Before working inside your
module.
backplane.
system.
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