Installing The Drive Backplane - Dell EMC XC Core XC450 Installation And Service Manual

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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

Remove the air

shroud.

Remove the backplane cover

5. Remove all the drives.

6. Disconnect the VGA cable from the system board.

NOTE:

Observe the routing of the cable as you remove it from the system.

7. If installed, disconnect the optical drive signal and power cables from the system.

8. Disconnect the drive backplane cables from the connectors on the system board.

Steps

1. Press the blue release tabs to disengage the drive backplane from the hooks on the system.

2. Lift 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 34. Removing the backplane

Next steps

Replace the drive

backplane.