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Figure 72. Cabling diagram—Four 3.5-inch hot swappable SAS/SATA hard drive backplane

power supply unit 2. signal connector on the system board

3. hard drive/optical drive power connector on the system board 4. system board

5. SATA/optical drive connector on the system board 6. mini-SAS connector for SATA hard drives

7. cable routing clip 8. optical drive

9. SATA connector on the hard drive backplane 10. hard drive backplane

11. signal connector on the hard drive backplane 12. power connector on the hard drive backplane

Next steps

1. Install the hard drive backplane.

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

Related tasks

Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier

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.

108 Installing and removing system components