Dell PowerEdge C6400 - Backplane and Expander Board Overview

Steps
1 Insert the drive cage into the enclosure, aligning the drive cage with the standos on the chassis.
2 Slide the drive cage toward the lock position.
3 Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, secure the drive cage in place with screws.
Figure 56. Installing the 3.5 inch drive cage
Next steps
1 Reconnect all the backplane cables that were disconnected from the linking board and chassis management board.
2 Install all the removed drives.
3 Install the fan cages.
4 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Related links
Installing a hard drive
Installing the cooling fan cage
Backplanes and expander board
Figure 57. 24 x 2.5 inch backplane
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SATA connector (24) 2 expander power connector
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Installing and removing enclosure components