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Dell PowerEdge C6320p Owner's Manual

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Removing the hard drive backplane

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.
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.
NOTE: Observe the routing of the cable on the chassis as you remove them from the system. You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped.
  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. Remove all the hard drives.
  4. Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
  5. Disconnect the control panel cables from the power distribution board.
  6. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.

Steps

  1. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive cage to the chassis.
  2. Remove the screws that secure the control panel to the chassis.
  3. Remove the hard drive cage from the chassis.
    Figure 1. Removing the hard drive cage
    This image shows removing the hard drive cage.
    Figure 2. Removal of all the backplane cables
    This image shows removal of all the backplane cables
  4. Disconnect all the cables connected to the hard drive backplane.
  5. Remove the screws that secure the backplane to the hard drive cage.
  6. Remove the backplane from the hard drive cage.
    Figure 3. Removing the backplane from the hard drive cage
    This image shows removing the backplane from the hard drive cage

Next steps

  1. Install the hard drive backplane.
  2. Install the hard drives.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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