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Dell PowerEdge FC630 Owner's Manual

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Installing the hard drive or SSD backplane

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 came with the product.
NOTE: You must remove the hard drive or SSD backplane to replace a faulty hard drive or SSD backplane or service other components inside the system.

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in safety instructions section.

  2. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.

  3. Remove the hard drive or SSD. See the Removing the hard drive or SSD section.

  4. Remove the hard drive or SSD backplane. See the Removing the hard drive backplane section.

  1. Align the retention screws on the hard drive or SSD backplane cable connector with the screw holes on the system board connector.
  2. Tighten the two retention screws to secure the backplane cable conncetor on the system board.
  3. Install the hard drive or SSD cage.
  4. Align the following:
    • Guide on the hard drive or SSD backplane with the guide pin on the hard drive or SSD cage.
    • retention screws on the hard drive or SSD backplane with the screw holes on the hard drive or SSD cage.
  5. Lower the hard drive or SSD backplane into place until the retention screws on the hard drive or SSD backplane engage with the screw holes on the hard drive or SSD cage.
  6. Tighten the two retention screws to secure hard drive or SSD backplane on the hard drive or SSD cage.
    Figure 1. Installing the hard drive or SSD backplane
    This image shows Installing the hard drive or SSD backplane
    1. hard drive or SSD backplane
    2. hard drive or SSD backplane cable
    3. retention screw (2)
    4. screw hole on the hard drive or SSD cage (2)
    5. guide pin
    6. retention screw on the hard drive or SSD backplane cable connector (2)
    7. connector

  1. Install the hard drives or SSDs in their original locations.

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

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