Dell PowerEdge C6400 - Removing the Backplane Expander Board

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Removing the backplane expander board

Prerequisites

NOTE: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the drives from the system before removing the

backplane.

NOTE: Observe the routing of the cable on the chassis as you remove them from the system. You must route these cables

properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped.

NOTE: The backplane expander board is only available with 24 x 2.5 inch drives with NVMe conguration.

1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3 Remove the drive cage.

4 Disconnect all the cables from the backplane expander board.

Steps

1 Using the Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the backplane expander board to the drive cage.

2 Lift the backplane expander board out of the enclosure.

Figure 63. Removing the backplane expander board

Next steps

Install the backplane expander board.

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