Installing A 2.5" Solid State Drive (Ssd) Into A 3.5" Carrier; Figure 39. Installing A 2.5" Ssd Into A 3.5" Drive Blank - Intel H2000G series Service Manual

Intel® Server Chassis H2000G Product Family Service Guide
3.6.2

Installing a 2.5" Solid State Drive (SSD) into a 3.5" Carrier

The provided 3.5" drive blank can also be used as a 2.5" device bracket, allowing a 2.5" SSD to be installed
into a 3.5" device carrier.
Note: To maintain system thermals, all drive bays must be populated with a drive tray mounted with a HDD,
SSD, or supplied drive blank.
To install a 2.5" SSD into a 3.5" carrier, refer to Figure 39.
1. Remove the device carrier from the drive bay and remove the drive blank from the device carrier. For
instructions, see section 3.6.1.
2. Break off the small side tab from the drive blank, making the drive blank into a device bracket (d1).
3. Install the device bracket into the device carrier so that the hollow side of the device bracket is facing
down and secure the device bracket with the three screws (d2).
4. Turn the carrier assembly over.
5. Slide a 2.5" SSD into the device bracket and align the screw holes with the right and left rail (d3).
6. Secure the device using the four screws (d4).
7. Insert the carrier assembly into the chassis. For instructions, see section 3.6.1.

Figure 39. Installing a 2.5" SSD into a 3.5" drive blank

Note: Due to degraded performance and reliability concerns, the use of the 3.5" drive blank as a 2.5" device
bracket is intended to support SSD type storage devices only. Installing a 2.5" HDD into the 3.5" drive blank
is not supported.
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