Drive Blank Description - Western Digital Ultrastar Data102 User Manual

3. Component Overviews
User Guide
3.9 Drive Assembly Description
Figure 39: Clamp Pins (clamp shown in blue for visual clarity)
3.9.4 Drive Blank Description
The drive blank is a placeholder component that is used to fill empty drive slots in the chassis when
a Ultrastar Data102 enclosure is partially populated with drives. The purpose of the drive blank is to
maintain proper airflow and cooling of the enclosure and the components within the enclosure. For more
information on requirements for a partially populated enclosure, see: Partially Populated Enclosures (page
222).
When the number of drives that are used in a row is less then the total that are necessary to fill that row,
the drive blank is used to fill out the row in place of actual drives.
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