IBM 7979B1U User Manual page 64

v The server 2.5-inch models support eight 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives
v All hot-swap drives in the server should have the same throughput speed rating.
v The ID that is assigned to each bay is printed on the front of the server.
The following illustrations show how to install a hot-swap hard disk drive.
3.5-inch drives
Filler panel
2.5-inch drives
To install a drive in a hot-swap bay, complete the following steps.
Attention:
than 10 minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed in each bay.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap bays.
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installed on Ultra-Slim hard disk drive trays for 2.5-inch drives. For a list of
supported 2.5-inch hard disk drives, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/
serverproven/compat/us/.
Mixing hard disk drives with different speed ratings will cause all drives to
operate at the lower throughput speed.
Hard disk drive
Tray handle
To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server for more
on page 28.