Removing The Drive Backplane - Dell EMC PowerEdge XE8545 Installation And Service Manual

Removing the drive backplane

Prerequisites
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the drives from the system before removing
the backplane.
CAUTION: Note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before you remove the drive so that you
can reinstall them in the same location.
NOTE: The procedure to remove the backplane is similar for all backplane configurations.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the
2. Follow the procedure listed in the
3. Remove the middle top
4. Remove all the drives.
5. Disconnect the drive backplane cables from the connector on the backplane.
Steps
1. Press the blue release tabs to disengage the drive backplane from the hooks on the system.
2. Lift and pull the drive backplane out of the system.
NOTE: To avoid damaging the backplane, ensure that you move the control panel cables from the cable routing clips
before removing the backplane.
Figure 40. Removing the drive backplane
Next steps
Replace the drive backplane.
Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
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