Owners Manual

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Hard drive backplane connectors
Figure 64. Back view of 24 x 2.5 inch backplane
1. backplane to expander board connector (BP_XCEDE_3) 2. backplane to expander board connector (BP_XCEDE_2)
3. backplane to expander board connector (BP_XCEDE_31) 4. signal connector (J_BP_SIG)
5. power connector (J_PWR_A) 6. power connector (J_PWR_B)
7. PCIe connector (BP PCIE A2) 8. PCIe connector (BP PCIE B2)
9. PCIe connector (BP PCIE A1) 10. PCIe connector (BP PCIE B1)
11. PCIe connector (BP PCIE A0) 12. PCIe connector (BP PCIE B0)
Figure 65. Back view of 12 x 3.5 inch backplane
1.
power connector (J_BP_PWR) 2. SAS connector (A2 BP SAS)
3. SAS connector (A1 BP SAS) 4. signal connector (BP SIG1)
5. SAS connector (J_SAS_A0_B0)
Removing the hard drive backplane
The procedure to remove the backplane is identical for all backplane configurations.
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the hard drives from the system before
removing the backplane.
Installing and removing system components 107