Storage Controller Card Or Pcie Extender Card; Removing The Pcie Extender Or Storage Controller Card - Dell HHB Owner's Manual

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Storage controller card or PCIe extender card

Your system includes a dedicated expansion card slot on the blade system board for a storage controller card or a PCIe extender card that
provides the integrated storage subsystem for your system's hard drives. The storage controller card supports SAS and SATA hard drives.
The PCIe extender card supports PCIe SSDs.
NOTE: The storage controller card or PCIe extender card is located underneath the hard drive bays.

Removing the PCIe extender or storage controller card

Prerequisites
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.
NOTE: PCIe extender or storage controller card is supported on systems with the SAS backplanes.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in safety instructions section.
2. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
3. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section..
4. Remove the following:
a. Hard drives or SSDs
b. Hard drive or SSD backplane
c. Hard drive or SSD cage
Steps
1. Loosen the two retention screws on the hard drive or SSD backplane cable connector and lift it away from the PCIe extender or
storage controller card.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the PCIe extender or storage controller card, you must hold the card only by its
edges.
2. Lift the PCIe extender or storage controller card up and away from the system.
114 Installing and removing blade components