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

Your Dell.com Baskets

Dell PowerEdge R6525 Installation and Service Manual

PDF

Installing the drive backplane

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove the drive backplane cover.
  4. Remove the air shroud.
  5. Remove all the drives.
    NOTE: To avoid damaging the backplane, ensure to move the control panel cables from the cable routing clips before removing the backplane.
    NOTE: Route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped.

Steps

  1. Use the guides on the system as guides to align the slots on the backplane.
  2. Insert the backplane into the guides and lower the backplane until the blue release tabs clicks into place.
    NOTE:The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
    Figure 1. Installing the drive backplane
    This image shows how to install the drive backplane.
  3. Route the cables properly through the cable guide and connect the cables to the connector on the system board. Tighten the captive screw on the cable guiding latch.

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: <>()\