Removing The Drive Backplane - Dell PowerEdge R760 Installation And Service Manual

11. BP_PWR_1
13. BP_DST_PB1 (PCIe/NVMe connector)

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 drive backplane
4. If installed, remove the air shroud
5. Remove the cooling fan cage
6. Remove the drives.
7. If required, remove the rear mounting front PERC
8. Observe and disconnect the drive backplane cables from the connector on the system board and backplane.
NOTE: Refer to cable routing
Steps
1. Press the release tab 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, remove the disconnected backplane cables from the cable routing clips before
removing the backplane.
Figure 72. Removing the drive backplane
Safety instructions.
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12. BP_DST_PA2 (PCIe/NVMe connector)
14. BP_DST_PA1 (PCIe/NVMe connector)
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