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Dell PowerEdge M830 (For Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure) Owner's Manual

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Removing a 2.5-inch (x2) SATA hard drive or SSD plus 2.5-inch (x2) PCIe 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 hard-drive or SSD backplane to replace a faulty hard-drive or 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 hard drives or SSDs and the hard-drive or SSD backplane, you must remove the hard drives or SSDs from the server module before removing the hard-drive or SSD backplane.
    CAUTION: You must note the number of each hard drive or SSD and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in the same locations.

  4. Remove the hard drives or SSDs.

Steps

  1. Pressing the release latches, lift the backplane until the guide pins on the hard-drive or SSD cage disengage from the guides on the backplane.
  2. Remove the hard-drive or SSD cage.
  3. Perform the following:
    1. Loosen the two retention screws securing the PCIe SSD backplane cable connector to the system board connector (J_PERC).
    2. Loosen the two retention screws securing the hard-drive or SSD backplane cable connector to the system board connector (SATA_BP).
  4. Lift the backplane away from the system.
    Figure 1. Removing a 2.5-inch (x2) SATA hard drive or SSD plus 2.5-inch (x2) PCIe SSD backplane
    This figure shows removing and installing a 2.5 inch (x2) SATA hard drive/SSD plus 2.5 inch (x2) PCIe SSD backplane
    1. hard-drive or SSD backplane
    2. release latch (2)
    3. guide pin (5)
    4. connector on the system board (SATA_BP)
    5. hard-drive or SSD backplane cable connector
    6. connector on the system board (J_PERC)
    7. PCIe SSD backplane cable connector
    8. PCIe SSD backplane cable
    9. hard-drive or SSD backplane cable

Next steps

  1. Install the hard-drive or SSD backplane.

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

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