DELL - PowerEdge R730 - Hard Drive Backplane - Removing and Installing.

Steps

Removing the Hard Drive Backplane

Preparation

• Review the safety instructions provided with your system.
• Follow the steps outlined in the “Before working inside your system” section.
• Remove the following components:
  • Cooling shroud
  • Fan assembly
  • All installed hard drives

⚠️ Important: Only perform maintenance tasks that are authorized by your documentation or support team. Unauthorized servicing may void your warranty.

⚠️ Drive Handling Warning: Always remove all hard drives before detaching the backplane to avoid damage.

⚠️ Drive Identification Tip: Label each hard drive before removal to ensure they are reinstalled in their original positions.

Procedure

1. Disconnect all SAS/SATA data, signal, and power cables from the backplane.
2. Press the release tabs, lift the backplane slightly, and slide it toward the rear of the chassis to disengage it from its connectors.
3. Carefully lift the backplane out of the chassis.

Installing the Hard Drive Backplane

Preparation

• Review the safety instructions.
• Follow the steps in the “Before working inside your system” section.

⚠️ Important: Only certified technicians should perform complex repairs. Unauthorized actions may affect warranty coverage.

⚠️ Cable Handling Warning: Avoid bending the control panel flex cable during installation to prevent damage.

Procedure

1. Use the chassis hooks to align the backplane correctly.
2. Lower the backplane into position until the release tabs click into place.
3. Reconnect all SAS/SATA data, signal, and power cables to the backplane.

Post-Installation Tasks

• Reinstall the fan assembly.
• Reattach the cooling shroud.
• Reinsert the hard drives into their original slots.
• Follow the steps outlined in the “After working inside your system” section.