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August 29th, 2023 16:44
Dell R620 backplane upgrade help.
I have a R620 (Personal information removed by Mod.) with a 4 bay backplane. I want to upgrade to an 8 bay backplane. How can I tell if an 8 bay backplane is compatible and will work with my server?
The 8 bay backplane am looking at is "Dell KVGG1 PowerEdge 2.5" 8-Bay Backplane with Cables 0KVGG1"
| Backplane DP/N | KVGG1, 0KVGG1 |
| SAS DP/N | M8K20, 0M8K20, 7TPNW, 07TPNW |
| Power Cable DP/N | RTXXH, 0RTXXH |
| Signal Cable | KPTMP, 0KPTMP |
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Dylank
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August 29th, 2023 21:10
Even though Dell says it's not supported you totally can, you will just need the new backplane(KVGG1) and SAS cables(TK2VY). You'll basically just pull out the plastic stoppers that are covering the last 4 slots, replace the backplane and cable and you should be pretty much good to go.
DELL-Charles R
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August 29th, 2023 20:50
Hello Jack,
Unfortunately changing of backplane configuration is unsupported.
R620 Internal storage configurations:
4 x 2.5‐inch drives
4 x 2.5‐inch drives plus 2 x 2.5‐inch Express Flash PCIe SSDs
8 x 2.5‐inch drives
10 x 2.5‐inch drives
Note: A system cannot be upgraded or reconfigured after point of purchase
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Jack Chirac
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August 30th, 2023 00:47
Thank you @Dylank and @Dell -Charles R
Jack Chirac
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September 1st, 2023 22:40
@Dylank
Found this video of someone doing this upgrade.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFRcTiVjA8