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Backplane board, Memory, Installing a hard drive – Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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Installing a Hard Drive

 

 

To install a replacement hard drive, perform the following steps:

1.

 

Disconnect the drive carrier's power and IDE cables from the drive.

2.

 

Connect the power and IDE cables to the new drive.

3.

 

Place the drive back in the carrier and reattach the screws that you removed in

step 4

in "

Removing a Hard Drive

."

4.

 

Insert the carrier, with the latch open, into the system.

5.

 

Push the carrier into the drive bay until it is fully seated in the backplane connector.

6.

 

Close the latch.

7.

 

Replace the front panel.

 

If it is necessary to reinstall your operating system, see your System Administrator's Guide.

 

Backplane Board

 

See "

System Board and Backplane Board

" for removal and replacement procedures. The system board and the backplane board are removed from the system

chassis as a single assembly, and then separated.

 

Memory

 

 

The three memory module sockets are located on the system board adjacent to the power supply. See

Figure 4

-17

.

 

You can upgrade the system memory by installing combinations of registered memory modules. If you receive an error message stating that maximum memory
has been exceeded, see "

Indicators, Messages, and Codes

" for more information. You can purchase memory upgrade kits from Dell.

 

CAUTION:

See your System Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting

against electrostatic discharge.

CAUTION:

See your System Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting

against electrostatic discharge.