Dell EMC PowerEdge R540 - Rear Drive Cage; Removing the Rear Drive Cage

Figure 99. Cable routing - 8 x 3.5 inch drive backplane
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Drive backplane 2 SATA A cable
3 SATA B cable 4 System board
5 Cable guiding latch
Rear drive cage
The rear drive cage supports up to two 3.5 inch drives.
Removing the rear drive cage
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3 Remove all the drives.
4 Disconnect all the cables from the rear drive backplane.
Steps
1 Using Phillips #2 screwdriver, loosen the screws that secure the drive cage to the system.
2 Pull and hold the screws to lift the drive cage away from the system.
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Installing and removing system components