Skip to main content
Sign Out

Welcome to Dell

My Account
  • Place orders quickly and easily
  • View orders and track your shipping status
  • Create and access a list of your products
  • Manage your Dell EMC sites, products, and product-level contacts using Company Administration.
Sign In Create an Account Premier Sign In Partner Program Sign In
Contact Us

Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual

PDF

Removing a backplane expander board

About this task

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. If installed, remove the front bezel.
  2. Turn off the server modules using the operating system commands or the CMC.
  3. Turn off the enclosure, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the enclosure from the electrical outlet and peripherals.
  4. To reduce the chassis weight, remove the following (if required):
    1. hard drives
    2. server modules
    3. power supply units
  5. If applicable, rotate the system feet inward and lay the system on its side on a flat stable surface, with the cover release latch side on top.
  6. Open the system.
  7. Remove the cooling shroud.
  8. Remove the cooling fan assembly.
  9. Disconnect the SAS cables from the backplane expander board.
  10. Rotate the release lever outward to disengage the expander board connectors from the connectors on the hard drive backplane.
  11. Remove the backplane expander board from the connectors on the hard drive backplane.
    Figure 1. Removing and installing a backplane expander board
    The figure shows removing and installing a backplane expander board.
    1. guide pins on the hard drive backplane (2)
    2. backplane expander board connectors (3)
    3. securing screws on the release lever (under the expander board) (2)
    4. standoff on the release lever (under the expander board)
    5. expander board bracket
    6. release lever
    7. SAS cable connectors (2)
    8. backplane expander board
    9. hard drive backplane

Rate this content

Accurate
Useful
Easy to understand
Was this article helpful?
0/3000 characters
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please select whether the article was helpful or not.
  Comments cannot contain these special characters: <>()\