Sas 2.5-Inch Peripheral Interposer Board; Peripheral Interposer Board Connectors - Dell PowerEdge 6850 serie Handbuch

Installing a 2.5-Inch SAS Backplane
1 Install the SAS backplane:
Carefully lower the backplane into the system as shown in Figure 1-9, angling the top of the
a
backplane slightly toward the back of the system. Be careful to avoid damaging components
on the face of the board.
Slide the retention slots on the backplane over the retention hooks on the chassis.
b
Slide the backplane downward until the blue retention tab snaps into place.
c
2 Connect the SAS and backplane power cables to the back of the SAS backplane.
Secure the SAS cable(s) in the clip that is attached to the fan-3 air guard. See Figure 1-8.
3 Install the SAS hard drives in their original locations. See "Installing a Hot-Plug Hard Drive"
on page 10.
4 Install the optical drive/diskette drive carrier.
Slide the drive carrier into its drive bay and press in the release latch. See the Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide.
5 Install the cooling shroud. See "Installing the Cooling Shroud" the Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide.
6 Close the system. See "Closing the System" in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
7 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached
peripherals.

SAS 2.5-Inch Peripheral Interposer Board

In addition to the backplane, systems with 2.5-inch drives also have a peripheral interposer board, which
contains some of the connectors that are on the 3.5-inch board and a backplane power connector.

Peripheral Interposer Board Connectors

Figure 1-10 presents a front view of the peripheral interposer board.
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