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Dell PowerEdge M420 Systems Owner's Manual

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Removing The SSD Backplane

  • 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.
  1. Remove the blade from the sleeve.
    • CAUTION: To prevent damage to the SSDs and the backplane, you must remove the SSDs from the blade before removing the SSD 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.
  2. Remove the SSD(s).
  3. Slide the blue release latches up.
  4. Slide the SSD backplane away from the card-edge connector on the management riser card and lift the SSD backplane out of the blade.
    Figure 1. Removing and Installing the SSD Backplane The figure shows removing and installing the SSD backplane.
    1. SSD backplane
    2. SSD backplane connector
    3. card-edge connector (on management riser card)
    4. release latches (2)

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