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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual

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Installing a backplane expander board

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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 are shipped with your product.

Steps

  1. Align the slots on the two ends of the backplane expander board with the guide pins on the hard drive backplane.
  2. Holding the backplane expander board by the release lever, slide it into the connectors on the hard drive backplane, until fully seated.
    The securing screws and standoff on the release lever (under the expander board) slide into the slots on the expander board bracket on the hard drive backplane.
  3. Rotate the release lever inward until it is level with the expander board and the expander board connectors engage with the hard drive backplane connectors.
  4. Connect the SAS cables to the backplane expander board.
  5. Reinstall the cooling fan assembly.
  6. Reinstall the cooling shroud.
  7. Close the system.
  8. If applicable, place the system upright on a flat, stable surface and rotate the system feet outward.
  9. If removed, reinstall the hard drives, server modules, and power supply units.
  10. Reconnect the enclosure to its electrical outlet and turn the enclosure on, including any attached peripherals.
  11. Turn on the server modules using the operating system commands or the CMC.
  12. If applicable, install the front bezel.

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