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Dell PowerEdge FC430 Owner's Manual

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Removing the SSD backplane

Prerequisites

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 SSDs and the SSD backplane, you must remove the SSD carriers from the sled before removing the SSD backplane.
CAUTION: You must note the bay number of each SSD and temporarily label them before removal so that you can reinstall them into their original bays.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.

  3. Remove the SSD carrier(s).

  4. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.

Steps

  1. Loosen the two captive screws on the backplane touch points that secure the SSD backplane to the SSD cage.
  2. Holding the backplane at the touch points, lift the SSD backplane till it disengages from the connector on the system board.
  3. Lift the backplane away from the SSD cage.
    Figure 1. Removing the SSD backplane
    This figure shows removing and installing the SSD backplane.
    1. SSD backplane connector on system board
    2. captive screw (2)
    3. SSD backplane
    4. screw hole on the SSD cage (2)
    5. SSD cage

Next steps

  1. Install the SSD backplane.

  2. Install the SSD carrier(s).

  3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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