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Dell PowerEdge M830 (For Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure) Owner's Manual

Removing the storage controller card

Prerequisites

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 are shipped with your product.
NOTE: This is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU). Removal and installation procedures should be performed only by Dell certified service technicians.
NOTE: You must remove the storage controller card to replace a faulty storage controller card or service other components inside the system.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. Keep the #2 Phillips screwdriver ready.

  4. Remove the following:

    1. hard drives or SSDs

    2. hard drive backplane or SSD backplane

    3. hard drive cage or SSD cage

Steps

  1. Loosen the two retention screws on the hard-drive backplane or SSD backplane cable connector and lift it away from the storage controller card.
    CAUTION: To prevent damage to the storage controller card, hold the card only by its edges.
  2. Lift the storage controller card away from the system.
    Figure 1. Removing the storage controller card
    This figure shows removing the storage controller card.
    1. retention screw (2)
    2. slot on the storage controller card
    3. tab on the storage controller card support bracket
    4. standoff (2)

Next steps

  1. Install the storage controller card.

  2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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