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Dell PowerEdge T550 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing the 3.5-inch drive backplane

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure that is listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove the cooling fan cage.
  4. Remove the drives.
  5. Remove the front PERC module.
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. Align the guides on the system with the slots on the backplane.
  2. Insert the backplane into the guides and lower the backplane until the blue release tabs clicks into place.
  3. Route the cables properly through the cable guide and connect the cables to the connector on the system board.
    Figure 1. Installing the 3.5-inch drive backplane

    This image shows installing the 3.5-inch drive backplane.

Next steps

  1. Install the drives.
  2. Connect the drive backplane cables to the connector on the backplane.
  3. Install the cooling fan cage.
  4. Install the front PERC module.
  5. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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