The following hard drive converter adapts a regular 2.5″ SFF drive to 3.5″ LFF drive bay. If you have a large form factor server you can use these converters so your SFF drives will work. Drives are first installed into the converter and then the converter installs into an LFF caddy/drive sled.
Archives: Parts
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R540 Cooling Fan 0H3H8Y
This is the fan for the Dell PowerEdge R540. Unlike many other cooling systems these fans are not hot swappable. They attach to the motherboard via cable. They install into permanent slots on the motherbaord and have no external assembly cage as seen in servers like the R740.
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R540 Riser Board 0T4M6R
This is the board that installs into the following riser assembly cage.
In the picture you can see it’s already installed into the cage. Please note these are 2 separate part numbers.
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R540 Riser Assembly Cage 08XK04
This is the metal cage for the main riser assembly. The other crucial piece is the board itself which is a separate part number and not included with the main cage.
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R540 Power Distribution Board 0HN9P4
This board interfaces with the power supplies and distributes power to the motherboard and other components. It is screwed into the chassis with a single screw located on the bottom part of the chassis. You’ll see notches on the board that slot into the corresponding hooks to keep it in place.
