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Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing a hard drive backplane

Prerequisites

CAUTION To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the hard drives from the system before removing the backplane.
CAUTION You must note the number of each hard drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in the same locations.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. If installed, remove the front bezel.
  4. Remove all the drives.
  5. Remove the air shroud.

Steps

  1. Disconnect the data, signal, and power cables from the backplane.
    NOTE For the x8 backplane, press the SAS connector and push the connector toward the top of the system to release the SAS cable from the backplane.
  2. Pull the release pin and holding the pin, lift the backplane out of the system.
    Figure 1. Removing a backplane
    This figure shows removing a backplane.

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