Figure 40. Installing rear drive module
Next steps
1. Connect all the cables to the rear drive module.
2. Install the rear drives.
3. Install the air shroud.
4. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system
Drive backplane
Drive backplane
Depending on your system configuration, the drive backplanes supported are listed here:
Table 64. Supported backplane options
System Supported hard drives options
PowerEdge R6515 3.5 inch (x4) SAS, SATA backplane
2.5-inch (x8) NVMe backplane
2.5 inch (x10) SAS, SATA or NVMe backplane
Figure 41. 4 x 3.5-inch drive backplane
1. BP_SIG_PWR_1 (backplane power and signal cable to system board)
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