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Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing the 2.5 inch drive rear backplane

Prerequisites

CAUTION:To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the drives from the system before removing the backplane.
CAUTION:You must note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in the same locations.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  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 1. Removing the 2.5 inch drive rear backplane
    Removing the 2.5 inch drive rear backplane.
    Figure 2. 2 X 2.5 rear drive backplane
    Removing 2 x 2.5 inch rear drive backplane.
    1. power connector
    2. backplane signal connector
    3. SAS cable connector
    4. NVMe cable connector

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