Hard Drives - Dell SD7000-S Owner's Manual

3. thermal grease syringe
NOTE: The thermal grease is intended for one-time use only. Dispose of the syringe after
you use it.
c. Place the heat sink onto the processor.
d. Tighten the four screws to secure the heat sink to the system board.
NOTE: Tighten the screws diagonally opposite to each other. Do not over-tighten the heat
sink retention screws when installing the heat sink. To prevent over-tightening, tighten the
retention screw until resistance is felt, and stop once the screw is seated. The screw tension
should be no more than 6 in-lb (6.9 kg-cm).
Next steps
1. Install the cooling shroud.
2. Install the server sled.
3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
4. While booting, press F2 to start the System Setup and check that the processor information matches
the new system configuration.
5. Run the system diagnostics to verify that the new processor operates correctly.

Hard Drives

Table 12. System supports the following hard drives
45 hard drives per server sled
Two 2.5-inch hard drives per server sled
NOTE: SSD/SAS/SATA hard drives can be mixed in a system.
The hot-swappable hard drives connect to the system board through the Hard drive backplane. Hot-
swappable hard drives are supplied in hot-swappable hard drive carriers that fit in the hard drive slots.
CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a hard drive while the system is running, see the
documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured
correctly to support hot-swap hard drive removal and insertion.
CAUTION: Do not turn off or reboot your system while the hard drive is being formatted. Doing
so can cause a hard drive failure.
NOTE: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard drive
backplane.
When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be completed. Be aware that
high-capacity hard drives can take a number of hours to format.
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Up to 45 3.5-inch hot-swappable Serial Attached
SCSI (SAS) hard drives, SATA hard drives, or SATA
SSDs, or
Up to six hot-swappable SAS SSDs
Up to two 2.5-inch hot-swappable SATA hard
drives or SATA SSDs