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.
Removing The Hard-Drive/SSD Backplane:
Remove the blade from the enclosure.
Open the blade.
CAUTION: You must note the number of each hard drive/SSD and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in the same locations.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the hard drives/SSDs and backplane, you must remove the hard drives/SSDs from the blade before removing the hard-drive/SSD backplane.
Remove the hard drive(s)/SSD(s).
Hold both edges of the backplane near the blade chassis and lift the backplane away from the blade.
Installing The Hard-Drive/SSD Backplane:
Align the guides on the hard-drive/SSD backplane with the guide pins on the system board.
Press down the backplane until the connectors on the backplane and the system board are fully engaged.
Install the hard drives/SSDs in their original locations.
Close the blade.
Install the blade in the enclosure.
