Related references
Safety instructions on page 67
Related tasks
Before working inside your system on page 68
Installing a hot swappable hard drive or solid state drive on page 165
Installing the cooling fan assembly on page 89
Installing the cooling shroud on page 76
After working inside your system on page 68
Removing the optional hard drive backplane (rear)
Prerequisites
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 both hard drives.
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.
Steps
1. Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
2. Lift the release pin and slide the backplane toward the front of the chassis.
3. Lift the backplane to remove it from the chassis.
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