Dell PowerEdge R6525 Installation and Service Manual

Removing the drive backplane

CAUTION:To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the drives from the system before removing the backplane.

CAUTION:Note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before you remove the drive so that you can reinstall them in the same location.

NOTE:The procedure to remove the backplane is similar for all backplane configurations.

Loosen the captive screw on the cable guiding latch and lift the latch to remove the cables.
Disconnect the drive backplane cable from the connector on the system board.
Press the blue release tabs to disengage the drive backplane from the hooks on the system.
Lift and pull the drive backplane out of the system.
NOTE:To avoid damaging the backplane, ensure that you move the control panel cables from the cable routing clips before removing the backplane.
NOTE:The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
Figure 1. Removing the drive backplane