Next steps
1. Install the air shroud.
2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system on page 72.
Backplane
Backplane details
Depending on your system configuration, the drive backplanes supported in PowerEdge R640 are listed here:
Table 61. Supported backplane options for PowerEdge R640 systems
System Supported drives options
PowerEdge R640
2.5 inch (x8) SAS or SATA backplane
2.5 inch (x10) SAS, SATA, or NVMe backplane
2.5 inch (x10) SAS, SATA, or NVMe backplane and 2.5 inch (x2)
SAS or SATA backplane (back)
3.5 inch (x4) SAS or SATA backplane
NOTE: Mixing of 2.5 inch 10K or 15K SAS drives with 2.5 inch 7.2K SATA or Nearline SAS drives on the same backplane
is not supported. You can mix solid state drives with hard drives on the same backplane.
Figure 80. 4 X 3.5 drive backplane
1.
release tab (2) 2. SAS cable A connector
3. SAS cable B connector 4. backplane signal cable connector
Figure 81. 8 X 2.5 drive backplane
1.
release tab (2) 2. SAS cable A connector
3. backplane signal cable connector 4. backplane
5. SAS cable B connector 6. power cable connector
Figure 82. 10 X 2.5 drive backplane
1.
release tab (2) 2. NVMe cable connector
3. NVMe cable connector 4. NVMe cable connector
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