Installing the hard drive backplane in the hard drive tray
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.
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.
Steps
Align the hard drive backplane with the guide pin on the chassis and lower the hard drive backplane on the chassis until it is
firmly seated.
Next steps
1. Install the hard drives carriers into the hard drive tray.
2. Install the hard drive tray into the chassis.
3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
Related references
Safety instructions on page 67
Related tasks
Before working inside your system on page 68
Installing a hard drive carrier into the hard drive tray on page 82
Installing the hard drive tray on page 78
After working inside your system on page 68
Cooling fans
Your system supports six hot-swappable cooling fans.
NOTE: In the event of a problem with a particular fan, the fan number is referenced by the system management software,
allowing you to easily identify and replace the proper fan by noting the fan numbers on the cooling fan assembly.
Removing a cooling fan
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.
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: The cooling fans are hot-swappable. To maintain proper cooling while the system is on, replace only
one fan at a time.
NOTE: The procedure for removing each fan is identical.
Steps
Press the fan release tab and lift the cooling fan out of the cooling fan assembly.
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