Quick Start Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R650xs Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- About this document
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R650xs system overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation
- 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 fans
- Intrusion switch module
- Drives
- Optional optical drive
- Drive backplane
- Cable routing
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink module
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Drive cage
- Optional serial COM port
- MicroSD card
- Optional BOSS S1 card
- Optional IDSDM module
- Optional OCP card
- Front mounting front PERC module
- System battery
- Optional internal USB card
- VGA module
- 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 35. Removing the backplane
Next steps
Replace the drive backplane.
Installing the drive backplane
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions on page 25.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system on page 26.
3. Remove the air shroud.
4. Remove the backplane cover
5. Remove all the drives.
NOTE:
To avoid damaging the backplane, ensure to move the control panel cables from the cable routing clips before
removing the backplane.
NOTE: Route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped.
Steps
1. Use the hooks on the system as guides to align the slots on the backplane with the guides on the system.
2. Insert the backplane into the guides and lower the backplane until the blue release tabs click into place.
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Installing and removing system components