Dell PowerEdge XE9685L Installation and Service Manual

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Installing the drive backplane

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove the drives.
  4. Observe and disconnect the drive backplane cables from the connector on the system board and backplane.
NOTE:To avoid damaging the backplane, remove the disconnected backplane cables from the cable routing clips.
NOTE:Route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped.

Steps

  1. Align the slots on the drive backplane with the guides on the system.
  2. Slide the drive backplane into the guides and lower the backplane until the blue release tab clicks into place.
    Figure 1. Installing the drive backplane
    This image shows the installation of the drive backplane.

Next steps

  1. Connect the drive backplane cables to the connectors on the system board and backplane.
  2. Install the drives.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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