Dell T630 owner manual SD vFlash media card, Installing the hard-drive backplane

Installing the hard-drive backplane

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 all the hard drives. For more information, see Removing a hot-swap hard drive

4.If applicable, remove the cooling-fan assembly. For more information, see Removing the cooling- fan assembly (optional)

5.Remove the cooling shroud. For more information, see Removing the cooling shroud.

Steps

1.Use the hooks at the base of the chassis as guides to align the hard-drive backplane.

2.Lower the hard-drive backplane into the chassis to secure the hard-drive backplane into place.

NOTE: For a Dell PowerEdge Express Flash (PCIe SSD) backplane, lower the hard-drive backplane into the chassis until the release tab snaps into place.

3.Connect the SAS/SATA/SSD data, signal, and power cable(s) to the backplane. See the cabling instructions provided in this document.

Next steps

1.If applicable, install the cooling-fan assembly. For more information, see Installing the cooling-fan assembly (optional).

2.Install the cooling shroud. For more information, see Installing the cooling shroud.

3.Install the hard drives in their original locations.

4.Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

SD vFlash media card

A vFlash SD card is a Secure Digital (SD) card that plugs into the vFlash SD card slot in the system. It provides persistent on-demand local storage and a custom deployment environment that allows automation of server configuration, scripts, and imaging. It emulates USB device(s). For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals.

Replacing an SD vFlash media card

1.Locate the SD vFlash media slot on the system.

2.To remove the SD vFlash media card, push the card inward to release it, and pull the card from the card slot.

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