Installing A Sas Backplane - Dell PowerEdge R710 Series Hardware Owner's Manual

Figure 3-35. Removing and Installing a SAS Backplane
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1 drive bays
3 power cable from system board
5 SAS B cable
7 securing tabs (7)

Installing a SAS Backplane

1 Install the SAS backplane:
Lower the backplane into the system, being careful to avoid damaging
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components on the face of the board.
Align the slots in the backplane with the retention hooks on the back
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of the drive bays, then move the backplane forward until the retention
hooks fit through the slots in the backplane. See Figure 3-35.
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2 SAS backplane board
4 SAS A cable
6 securing slots (8)
8 SAS backplane board release tab
Installing System Components
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