Installing the Sideplane Board

1. Insert the sideplane board into sideplane slots along the left wall of the chassis and lower the sideplane board so that the pin collars connect with the
two pins on the system board. Press the sideplane down until sideplane connector is fully seated into the system board connector. See Figure3-29.
2. Reattach the control panel cable to the sideplane board.
3. Replace the storage controller daughter card. See Installing a SAS Controller Daughter Card.
4. Close the system. See Closing the System.

Figure 3-29. Sideplane Removal and Installation

SAS/SATA Backplane Board

Removing the SAS/SATA Backplane Board

1. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2. Open the system. See Opening the System.
3. If present, disconnect the optical drive power cable from the SAS/SATA backplane board. See Removing the Optical Drive from the System.
4. Open the drive-carrier release handle on each hard drive and partially extend the drive(s) out of their drive bays. See Removing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive.
5. Remove the storage controller daughter card. See Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card.
6. Disconnect the SAS cable from the backplane connector.
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sideplane
2
control panel connector
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control panel cable
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sideplane release tab (2)
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pin collar (2)
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chassis pin (2)
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sideplane connector
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system board
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SAS controller daughter card
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SAS controller daughter card release handle
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SAS controller daughter card socket
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authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.