How To Switch NVMe for Precision 5820 and 7820 Tower

Summary: This article describes the steps required to install the Customer Kit on the Precision 5820/7820 Tower to connect and enable PCIE-SSD Storage to the front FlexBay.

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Instructions

Table of Contents:

  1. Before You Begin
  2. Removal Instructions

 

Before You Begin

The article below provides information about safe practices to consider before working with electrical equipment.

Two side-by-side pairs will be treated as a single FlexBay (Figure 1). The backplane consists of two pairs, so it must be replaced on a FlexBay basis.

FlexBay
(Figure 1. FlexBay)


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Removal Instructions

 

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Recommended Tools

1 Phillips screwdriver with shaft length × 20cm (+2×200)
2/3 2.0/2.5mm Plus Driver
 
Note: Be aware that using a large Phillips or Flat Head screwdriver may result in damage to the head of the screws. This would make their removal impossible without specialty tools, that are not available to our onsite engineers.

 

The following parts will be required to replace SATA/SAS with PCIe SSD.

  1. [575-BBSH] - M.2 Module for FlexBay incl. carrier 58/78/7920 Towers (Kit)
    575-BBSH
  2. [750-ABDF] - Convert HDD FlexBay to PCIe SSD FlexBay 58/78 Towers (Kit)
    750-ABDF

 

Remove the following parts before the replacement.

  • Precision 5820 Tower
    • Go to Precision 5820 Tower System Manual > Removing and installing components
      • Side cover > Removing the side cover
      • Air shroud > Removing the air shroud
      • Hard disk drive assembly > Removing the HDD carrier
      • Front bezel > Removing the front bezel
      • 5.25 inch ODD bracket > Removing the 5.25 ODD bracket
      • System fan > Removing the System fan
  • Precision 7820 Tower
    • Go to Precision 7820 Tower System Manual > Removing and installing components
      • Side cover > Removing the side cover
      • Air shroud > Removing the air shroud
      • Hard disk drive assembly > Removing the HDD carrier
      • Hard Disk Drive bezel > Removing HDD bezel
      • 5.25 inch ODD bracket > Removing the 5.25 ODD bracket
      • Graphical processing unit(GPU) > Removing the GPU
      • System fan > Removing the System fan

 

  1. Remove the power cable.
    Remove the power cable
  2. Remove the 3 screws.
    Remove the three screws
  3. Follow the cables on the backplane and remove the unnecessary cables from the SATA port on the motherboard.
    Remove the cables from SATA

 

PCIe SSD Backplane
PCIe SSD Backplane

1 Thermal Sensor Cable
2 Data Cable
 

Step to install PCIe SSD Backplane

  1. Attach the backplane to the system.
    Attach the backplane
  2. Secure the backplane with the 3 screws.
    Secure the backplane

 

There are 3 cables to be connected.
3 Cables

1 Power Cable 2 Data Cable
3 Thermal Sensor Cable 4 A hook to secure Thermal Sensor Cable
 

Step to install cables

  • Installing Thermal Sensor Cable
    1. Secure the thermal sensor cable with the hook.
      Secure the thermal sensor cable
    2. Connect the thermal sensor cable to TEMP_FLEX0 or TEMP_FLEX1 on the motherboard.
      TEMP_FLEX0 or TEMP_FLEX1
  • Installing Power Cable
    1. Connect the 6-pin power cable from the power supply unit to the backplane.
      Connect the power cable
  • Installing Data Cable
    1. Connect the upper data cable (U.2_P1) to PCIE1 port on the motherboard, lower data cable (U.2_P0) to PCIE0 port on the motherboard.
      Installing Data Cable
      • Connector for Precision 5820 is located next to CPU
        Connector for Precision 5820
      • Connector for Precision 7820 is located next to Power Supply Unit
        Connector for Precision 7820

 

Step to install M.2 SSD can be learned from the following video: 

 

Install the following parts after the replacement.

  • Precision 5820 Tower
    • Go to Precision 5820 Tower System Manual > Removing and installing components
      • System fan > Installing the system fan
      • 5.25 inch ODD bracket > Installing the 5.25 ODD bay
      • Front bezel > Installing the front bezel
      • Hard disk drive assembly > Installing the HDD carrier
      • Air shroud > Installing the air shroud
      • Side cover > Installing the side cover
  • Precision 7820 Tower
    • Go to Precision 7820 Tower System Manual > Removing and installing components
      • System fan > Installing the system fan
      • Graphical processing unit(GPU) > Installing the GPU
      • 5.25 inch ODD bracket > Installing the 5.25 ODD bay
      • Front bezel > Installing the front bezel
      • Hard disk drive assembly > Installing the HDD carrier
      • Air shroud > Installing the air shroud
      • Side cover > Installing the side cover


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Affected Products

Precision 5820 Tower, Precision 7820 Tower
Article Properties
Article Number: 000185631
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 21 Nov 2024
Version:  8
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