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Direct backplanes, Removing the direct backplane

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Figure 82. Cable routing−bottom middle plane to 2.5 inch hard drive for expander configuration Item Cable Hard-drive backplane cable From (bottom middle plane) Mini-SAS connector for system board 1 (J1) To (expander card) Mini-SAS connector ( 4~7) for system board 1 Hard-drive backplane cable Mini-SAS connector for Mini-SAS connector system board 3 (J3) (12~15) for system board 3 Direct backplanes NOTE: Following is the replacement procedure of SATA2 and SAS Direct Backplane for 3.5-inch hard drive systems. Replacement procedure for 2.5-inch of SATA2 and SAS Direct Backplane is similar to the Direct Backplane for 3.5-inch hard drive systems. Removing the direct backplane 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. CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the hard drives from the system before removing the backplane. 109

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Figure 82. Cable routingāˆ’bottom middle plane to 2.5 inch hard drive for expander configuration
Item
Cable
From (bottom middle
plane)
To (expander card)
Hard-drive backplane
cable
Mini-SAS connector for
system board 1 (J1)
Mini-SAS connector
( 4~7) for system board 1
Hard-drive backplane
cable
Mini-SAS connector for
system board 3 (J3)
Mini-SAS connector
(12~15) for system board
3
Direct backplanes
NOTE:
Following is the replacement procedure of SATA2 and SAS Direct Backplane for 3.5-inch
hard drive systems. Replacement procedure for 2.5-inch of SATA2 and SAS Direct Backplane is
similar to the Direct Backplane for 3.5-inch hard drive systems.
Removing the direct backplane
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.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the hard drives
from the system before removing the backplane.
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