Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 Service Manual

3. Route the cables properly through the cable guide and connect the cables to the connector on the system board.
Figure 65. Installing the drive backplane
Next steps
1. Install the cooling fan cage assembly.
2. Install all the drives.
3. If removed, install the air shroud.
4. Install the drive backplane cover.
5. Connect the drive backplane cables to the connector on the system board.
6. Connect the drive backplane cables to the connector on the backplane.
7. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Rear drive cage
Removing the rear drive cage
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
3. Remove all the drives.
4. Disconnect all the cables from the rear drive cage.
5. If installed, remove the expansion card riser.
Steps
1. Loosen the captive screws that secure the rear drive cage to the system.
2. Push the guide hole tab to release the rear drive cage from the system and lift the rear drive cage away from the system.
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Installing and removing system components

Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U Rack
Processor	Up to two AMD EPYC 7002 or 7003 Series processors, up to 64 cores per processor
Memory	32 DDR4 DIMM slots, up to 4TB
Storage	Up to 24x 2.5" SAS/SATA/NVMe drives, or 12x 3.5" SAS/SATA drives
RAID Controller	PERC H345
Power Supply	1100W Platinum
PCIe Slots	Up to 8 x PCIe Gen4 slots
Operating System Support	Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi, Microsoft Windows Server