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Dell Precision Rack 7910 Owner's Manual

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Installing the hard-drive backplane

Prerequisites

  1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
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 came with the product.
CAUTION:To prevent damage to the control panel flex cable, do not to bend the control panel flex cable after it is inserted into the connector.

Steps

  1. Use the hooks on the chassis as guides to align the hard-drive backplane.
  2. Slide down the hard-drive backplane until the release tabs snap into place.
  3. Connect the HHD/SSD data, signal, and power cable to the backplane.

Next steps

  1. Replace the cooling-fan assembly.
  2. Replace the cooling shroud.
  3. Install the hard drives in their original locations.
  4. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system .

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