Installing The Hard Drive Backplane - Dell PER4402A Installation And Service Manual

Figure 85. 10 x 2.5 backplane with expander
1. SAS_A connector
3. backplane power cable connector
5. SAS_C connector

Installing the hard drive backplane

Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
NOTE: The procedure to install the backplane is similar for all backplane configurations.
Steps
1. Align the slots on the backplane with the hooks on the system.
2. Lower the hard drive backplane until the blue release tabs snap into place.
3. If your backplane has an expander board, then tighten the captive screws to secure the expander board to the system.
Figure 86. Installing the hard drive backplane
Safety instructions.
2. backplane signal cable connector
4. SAS_B connector
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