Dell PowerEdge R360 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing the front drive bay backplane

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working on your system.
  3. Remove the drives.
  4. Disconnect the cables from the backplane.
    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 backplane to the guide hooks on the system.
  2. Insert the backplane into the hooks till the blue release tabs click in place.
    NOTE:The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
    Figure 1. Installing front drive bay backplane
    This image shows how to install backplane.

Next steps

  1. Connect all the cables to the backplane.
  2. Install the drives back into their original locations.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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