Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R6515 Installation and Service Manual
- About this document
- PowerEdge R6515 system overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Drive backplane cover
- Air shroud
- Cooling fan
- Intrusion switch module
- Drives
- Drive backplane
- Cable routing
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Micro SD card
- M.2 SSD module
- Optional IDSDM module
- LOM riser card
- Mini PERC card
- System battery
- Optional internal USB memory key
- VGA module
- Optional optical drive
- Power supply unit
- Power interposer board
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Figure 32. Installing a drive into the drive carrier
Next steps
1. Install the drive carrier.
2. If removed, install the front bezel.
Drive backplane
Drive backplane
Depending on your system configuration, the drive backplanes supported are listed here:
Table 11. Supported backplane options
System Supported hard drives options
PowerEdge R6515
3.5 inch (x4) SAS, SATA backplane
2.5 inch (x8) SAS or SATA backplane
2.5 inch (x10) SAS, SATA or NVMe backplane
Figure 33. 4 x 3.5-drive backplane
1. release tab
2. SAS_A connector on the backplane
3. backplane power cable
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Installing and removing system components