Removing the 1.8 inch uSATA SSD cage
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 came with the product.
1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the 1.8 inch SSD(s) from the SSD cage. For more information, see Removing a 1.8 inch
uSATA SSD carrier.
Steps
Hold the SSD cage by the edges and lift the cage out of the chassis.
The SSD backplane is attached to the SSD cage. When you lift the SSD cage, the backplane will
disengage from the backplane connector on the system board.
Figure 39. Removing and installing the 1.8 inch SSD cage
1. 1.8 inch SSD backplane connector 2. 1.8 inch SSD backplane
3. 1.8 inch SSD cage 4. tab on the SSD cage
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