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Dell PowerEdge T360 Installation and Service Manual

Installing the drive backplane

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove the front bezel.
  4. Remove all the drives.
    CAUTION:To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the drives from the system before removing the backplane.
  5. Remove the air shroud.
  6. Disconnect the cables from the drive backplane.

Steps

  1. Align the slots on the drive backplane with the guides on the system.
  2. Slide the drive backplane into the guides and lower the backplane until the blue release tabs clicks into place.
    Figure 1. Installing the drive backplane
    This image shows how to install the drive backplane

Next steps

  1. Connect the cables into the drive backplane.
  2. Install the air shroud.
  3. Install the drives.
  4. Install the front bezel.
  5. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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