Owners Manual

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.
NOTE: You must remove the SSD backplane to replace a faulty SSD backplane or service other components inside the
system.
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.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the SSDs and the SSD backplane, you must remove the SSDs from the
server module before removing the SSD backplane.
CAUTION: You must note the number of each SSD and temporarily label them before removal so that you can
replace them in the same locations.
4. Remove the SSD(s).
Steps
1. Press the release latches, lift the backplane until the guide pins on the SSD cage disengage from the guides on the
backplane.
2. Remove the SSD cage.
3. Perform the following:
NOTE: The 1.8 inch (x12) SSD backplane is a full-length backplane with two backplane cables. The connector on one
of the backplane cables connects the SSDs populated in bays 0–5, to the system board through an expander card.
For more information about installing an expander card, see the Expander card section. The connector on the other
backplane cable connects the SSDs populated in bays 6–11, to the connector on the system board (SATA_BP).
a. Loosen the retention screw securing the backplane cable connector to the connector on the expander card (EXP).
b. Loosen the two retention screws securing the backplane cable connector to the system board connector (SATA_BP).
4. Lift the backplane away from the system.
Figure 60. Removing a 1.8-inch (x12) SAS SSD backplane
1.
SSD backplane 2. release latch (2)
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