
Dell EMC PowerEdge R840 Installation and Service Manual
Installing drive backplane
Prerequisites
NOTE The procedure to install
the backplane is similar for all backplane configurations.
- Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
- Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
- Remove the front bezel, if applicable.
- Remove all drives from the front bay.
- Remove the air shroud.
- Remove the cooling fan assembly.
Steps
- Connect
the cables.
- If applicable, connect the slimline SAS, I2C, and power cables to the backplane.
- Connect the I2C and power cables to the system board.
- Holding the blue release tabs, align the slots on the backplane with the hooks on the system.
- Lower the drive backplane until the blue release tabs snap into place.
Figure 1. Installing drive backplane 
- If applicable, connect the slimline SAS cable to the system board.
- If applicable, connect the PERC cables to the adapter PERC cards.
Next steps
- Install the cooling fan assembly.
- Install the air shroud.
- Install the drives.
- Install the front bezel, if applicable.
- Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
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