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Dell PowerEdge FC830 Owner's Manual

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Removing a 1.8-inch (x16) SAS 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.
NOTE: You must remove the SSD backplane to replace a faulty SSD backplane or service other components inside the system.
  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. Keep the #2 Phillips screwdriver ready.
    CAUTION: To prevent damage to the SSDs and the SSD backplane, you must remove the SSDs from the sled before removing the SSD backplane.
    CAUTION: You must note the number of each SSD and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in the same locations.

  4. Remove the SSDs.

Steps

  1. Disconnect the power cable from the SSD backplane.
  2. Loosen the retention screws securing SSD backplane to the SSD cage.
  3. Lift the SSD backplane by its edges until the retention screws disengage from the screw holes on the SSD cage.
  4. Remove the SSD cage.
  5. Perform the following steps:
    NOTE: The 1.8 inch (x16) SSD backplane is a full-length backplane with two backplane cables. The connector on one of the backplane cables connects the SSDs populated in bays 0-7, to the connector on the system board (J_PERC) through the expander card. For more information about installing the expander card, see the Expander card section.The connector on the other backplane cable connects the SSDs populated in bays 8-15, to the connector on the system board (SATA_BP).
    1. Loosen the retention screw securing the backplane cable connector to the connector on the expander card (EXP).
    2. Loosen the two retention screws securing the backplane cable connector to the system board connector (SATA_BP).
  6. Lift the backplane away from the system.
    Figure 1. Removing a 1.8-inch (x16) SAS SSD backplane
    This figure shows removing a 1.8 inch (x16) SAS SSD backplane.
    1. power cable
    2. alignment pin
    3. retention screw on the top of the backplane (3)
    4. backplane cable (2)
    5. backplane cable connector that connects to the connector on the expander card
    6. backplane
    7. guide pin (3)
    8. backplane cable connector that connects to the connector on the system board
    9. SSD cage

Next steps

  1. Install the SSD backplane.

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

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