Installing The 3.5-Inch Rear Drive Backplane - Dell EMC PowerEdge R450 Xeon 4309Y Installation And Service Manual

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. Remove all the drives from the rear drive cage.
4. Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
5. Remove the rear drive cage.
Steps
1. Using Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the drive backplane to the rear drive cage.
2. Disengage the backplane from the hooks on the rear drive cage, and remove it from the rear drive cage.
Figure 102. Removing 3.5-inch rear drive backplane
Next steps
Install the 3.5-inch rear drive

Installing the 3.5-inch rear drive backplane

Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in
Steps
1. Use the hooks on the rear drive cage as guides to align the drive backplane.
2. Lower the backplane into the system until it is firmly seated.
3. Using Phillips #2 screwdriver, replace the screws to secure the backplane to the rear drive cage.
106 Installing and removing system components
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
backplane.
Safety instructions.
system.