Owners Manual

Installing a 2.5-inch (x8) SATA hard-drive or SSD 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 came with the product.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.

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

3. Keep the #2 Phillips screwdriver ready.

4. Remove the hard-drive or SSD backplane.

NOTE: You must remove the hard-drive or SSD backplane to replace a faulty hard-drive or SSD backplane or service

other components inside the system.

Steps

1. Align the retention screws on the hard-drive or SSD backplane cable connector with the screw holes on the system board

connector.

2. Tighten the two retention screws to secure the backplane cable connector on the system board.

3. Install the hard-drive or SSD cage.

4. Align the retention screws on the hard-drive or SSD backplane with the screw holes on the hard-drive or SSD cage.

5. Lower the hard-drive or SSD backplane into place until the retention screws on the hard-drive or SSD backplane engage

with the screw holes on the hard-drive or SSD cage.

6. Tighten the retention screws to secure the hard-drive or SSD backplane on the system board.

7. Connect the power cable to the backplane.

Figure 56. Installing a 2.5-inch (x8) SATA hard-drive or SSD backplane

alignment pin (2) 2. power cable

3. retention screw on the top of the hard-drive or SSD

backplane (4)

4. hard-drive or SSD backplane

5. hard-drive or SSD backplane cable connector 6. hard-drive or SSD backplane cable

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