Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 Installation And Service Manual page 87

1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2 Follow the procedure listed in
3 If installed, remove the front bezel.
4 Remove the hard drives/SSDs.
5 Remove the fan cage.
Steps
1 To remove the 2.5 inch (x24) hard drive backplane:
a Disconnect all the cables connected to the hard drive backplane and expander board.
NOTE:
the system by lowering the fan tray side wall.
b Loosen the retention screw that secures the expander board to the system.
c Press the blue release tabs on the hard drive backplane.
d Lift the backplane away from the system until the hooks on the system disengage from the slots on the backplane.
Figure 42. Removing the 2.5 inch (x24) hard drive backplane
2 To remove the 2.5 inch (x8) hard drive backplane:
a Disconnect all the cables connected to the hard drive backplane.
b Press the release tab on the hard drive backplane.
c Lift the backplane away from the system until the hooks on the system disengage from the slots on the backplane.
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
To disconnect the NVMe cables, ensure that you remove the NVMe cables routed through the side of
system.
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