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Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd2 Installation and Service Manual

Removing the drive bay 2 backplane

Prerequisites

CAUTION:Note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before you remove the drive so that you can replace them in the same location.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Power off the system and all attached peripherals.
  3. Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet, and disconnect the peripherals.
  4. Open the drive bays, remove all drives, and then close the drive bays.
  5. Remove the power supply units.
  6. Remove the system from the rack and place it on an ESD work bench. For more information, see the Rail Installation Guide available at https://www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
  7. Open the drive bays.
    NOTE:Ensure that the drive bay is fully open to access the backplane.
  8. Remove the drive bay 2 brackets.
  9. Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.

Steps

  1. Using Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove all the screws securing the backplane.
    Figure 1. Removing the screws from the backplane
    This image shows how to remove the screws from the backplane.
  2. Hold the backplane by the edges and remove it from the bay.
    Figure 2. Removing bay 2 backplane
    This image shows how to remove bay 2 backplane.

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