Removing the hard drive backplane from the hard drive tray
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.
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. Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
4. Remove all the hard drive carriers.
5. Remove the hard drive tray from the system.
Steps
Press the release tabs and lift the backplane out of the hard drive tray.
Figure 31. Removing the 3.5 inch (x4) hard drive backplane
1. release tab (2) 2. hard drive indicators
3. hard drive connector (4) 4. guide pin
5. hard drive backplane
Related references
Safety instructions on page 67
Related tasks
Before working inside your system on page 68
Removing a hard drive carrier from the hard drive tray on page 81
Removing the hard drive tray on page 77
Installing and removing system components 85
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