Installing a drive blank
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions on page 23.
2. If installed, remove the front bezel.
3. Remove the drive carrier.
Steps
Insert the drive blank into the drive slot until the release button clicks into place.
Figure 38. Installing a drive blank
Next steps
If removed, install the front bezel.
Drive backplane
Drive backplane
The PowerEdge XE8545 supports 10 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drive backplane.
Figure 39. 10 x 2.5-inch drive backplane
1.
DST_SA2 (PERC to backplane) 2. DST_PA3 (PCIe/NVMe connector)
3. DST_PB2 (PCIe/NVMe connector) 4. BP_PWR_CTRL (backplane power and signal cable to
system board)
5. DST_PA2 (PCIe/NVMe connector) 6. DST_SA1 (PERC to backplane)
7. DST_PB1 (PCIe/NVMe connector) 8. BP_PWR_1 (backplane power)
9. DST_PA1 (PCIe/NVMe connector)
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