Removing The Hard Drive Backplane - Dell PowerEdge R630 Owner's Manual

Eight hard drive 2.5-inch (x4) SAS/SATA backplane
system supports
10 hard drive 2.5-inch (x10) SAS/SATA backplane that supports X10 and 4 (PCIe SSDs)
system supports
24 hard drive 1.8-inch (x24) SAS/SATA backplane
system supports
Depending on the configuration, your system supports 2.5-inch ten hard drive SAS/SATA backplane that supports X10 and 4
(PCIe SSDs).

Removing the hard drive backplane

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by
your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the hard drives and hard drive backplane, remove the hard drives from the
system before removing the hard drive backplane.
CAUTION: Note the number of each hard drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can
replace them in the same locations.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Remove all hard drives.
1. Disconnect the SAS/SATA/SSD data cables and power cable from the backplane.
2. If applicable, disconnect the power and data cable from the optical drive.
3. Push the backplane blue release tabs in the direction of the arrows and lift the backplane upwards.
4. Pull the backplane away from the system until the securing slots on the backplane are free from the tabs on the chassis.
Figure 78. Removing the 2.5-inch (x8) hard drive backplane
1. backplane signal cable
3. SAS A cable
5. SAS B cable
130 Installing and removing system components
2. backplane signal cable
4. release tabs (2)
6. backplane