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 are shipped with your product.
Removing the Hard Drive Backplane:
If installed, remove the front bezel.
Turn off the server modules using the operating system commands or the CMC.
Turn off the enclosure, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the enclosure from the electrical outlet.
To reduce the chassis weight, remove the following (if required):
a. hard drives
b. server modules
c. power supply units
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.
Open the system.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the hard drives and hard drive backplane, you must remove the hard drives from the enclosure before removing the hard drive backplane.
CAUTION: You must note the number of each hard drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in the same locations.
Remove all hard drives.
Remove the cooling shroud.
Remove the cooling fan assembly.
Remove the backplane expander board.
Disconnect the power cables from the backplane.
If applicable, disconnect the power and data cable from the optical drive.
Pull the backplane release pins in the direction of the system board and lift the backplane from the chassis.
Installing the Hard Drive Backplane:
Align the slots on the hard drive backplane with the hooks on the chassis.
Slide down the hard drive backplane until the release pins align with the slots on the chassis and click into place.
Connect the power cables to the hard drive backplane.
Route the power cables along the chassis base.
If applicable, connect the power and data cable to the optical drive.
Reinstall the backplane expander board.
Reinstall the cooling fan assembly.
Reinstall the cooling shroud.
Install the hard drives in their original locations.
Close the system.
If applicable, place the system upright and on its feet on a flat, stable surface.
If removed, reinstall the hard drives, server modules, and power supply units.
Reconnect the enclosure to its electrical outlet and turn the enclosure on, including any attached peripherals.
Turn on the server modules using the operating system commands or the CMC.
If applicable, install the front bezel.
