Owners Manual

Figure 58. Cabling diagram—Eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane
1. expansion card 2. SAS_ B connector on the expansion
card
3. SAS_ A connector on the expansion card 4. cable routing latch
5. SAS_A connector on the backplane 6. SAS_ B connector on the backplane
7. hard drive/SSD backplane 8. system board
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Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
After working inside your system
Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier
Installing the hard drive backplane
Installing the hard drive backplane
Prerequisites
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.
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