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Dell PowerEdge C4130 Owner's Manual

Removing the 1.8 inch uSATA SSD backplane

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.

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in before working inside your system.
  3. Keep the Torx T10 screwdriver ready.
  4. Remove both the SSD carriers.
  5. Remove the 1.8 inch SSD cage.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the SSD carriers from the system before removing the backplane.

CAUTION: You must note the number of each SSD and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in the same locations.

Steps

  1. Remove the screw securing the SSD backplane to the SSD cage.
  2. Remove the SSD backplane from the slot on the SSD cage.
    Figure 1. Removing the 1.8 inch SSD backplane
    This figure shows removing the 1.8 inch SSD backplane.
    1. screw
    2. SSD backplane
    3. tab on the SSD backplane
    4. slot on the SSD cage
    5. SSD cage

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