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Accessing the Drive Bays
SATA Drives: Because of their hotswap capability, you do not need to access the
inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace SATA drives.
Proceed to the next step for instructions. Note: The operating system you use
must have RAID support to enable the hot-swap capability of the drives. There is
no onboard RAID support
DVD Drive: For installing or removing a DVD drive, you must gain access to the
inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis. Proceed to the "DVD
Drive Installation" section in this chapter for instructions. Note that only a "slim"
DVD drive will fit into the A+ Server 1012A-MTF.
A DVD drive does not come standard with the system.
Hard Drive Installation
The SATA drives plug into a backplane that provides power, drive ID and bus termi-
nation. A RAID controller can be used with the backplane to provide data security
for the drives. The backplane is already preconfigured, so there are no jumpers or
switches present on it.
Note: Use caution when working around the SATA backplane. Do not touch the
backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch the
backplane.
Note: Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro
chassis and servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro
Web site at
http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/files/storage/SAS-1-Com-
pList-110909.pdf
The hard drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and
removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the
system. For this reason, even empty carriers without drives installed must remain
in the chassis.
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup
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