Dell EMC PowerEdge R7515 Service Manual

Installing the drive backplane
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions on page 26.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system on page 27.
3. Remove the drives.
4. If applicable, remove the drive backplane cover.
NOTE: Route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped.
Steps
1. Connect the following cables to the backplane:
a. Backplane signal cable
b. Backplane power cable
c. If applicable, PERC cable
2. Align the slots on the backplane with the hooks on the chassis.
3. Lower the backplane until the blue release tabs click into place.
Figure 50. Installing the drive backplane
Next steps
1. Install the drives in their original locations.
2. Install the drive backplane cover.
3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system on page 27.
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Installing and removing system components

Dell EMC PowerEdge R7515 Specifications

General

Maximum Processors	1
Cores per Processor	Up to 64
Processor	AMD EPYC 7002 Series
Memory Type	DDR4
Memory Slots	16 DIMM slots
Storage	Up to 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA or up to 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA/NVMe drives
RAID Support	PERC H345, H745
Network Options	1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE
Network Controller	1 x 1GbE LOM
Power Supply	750W, 1100W
Form Factor	2U Rack
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi