Removing The Drive Backplane - Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 6PX6M Installation And Service Manual

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4. BP_PWR_1 (backplane power to system board)
Figure 43. 8 x 2.5-inch drive backplane
1. BP_PWR_CTRL
3. BP_DST_PA1 (PCIe connector)
5. BP_ DST_PA2 (PCIe connector)
7. BP_DST_PB2 (PCIe connector)
Figure 44. 8x 3.5-inch drive backplane
1. BP_DST_SB1
2. BP_PWR_1 (backplane power and signal cable to system board)
3. BP_DST_SA1

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 air
shroud.
4.
Remove the drive backplane
5.
Remove the cooling fan cage
6.
Remove the PERC
card.
7.
Remove the
drives.
8. If installed, disconnect the optical drive signal and power cables from the system.
9. Disconnect the drive backplane cables from the connectors on the system board.
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Installing and removing system components
Safety
instructions.
Before working inside your
cover.
assembly.
2. BP_DST_SA1 (PERC to backplane)
4. BP_ DST_PB1 (PCIe connector)
6. BP_PWR_1 (backplane power and signal cable to system
board)
system.

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