Sata Drive Installation; Mounting A Drive In A Drive Carrier - Supermicro SUPERSERVER 8016B-TLF User Manual

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UPER ERVER 8016B-TLF User's Manual

SATA Drive Installation

Mounting a Drive in a Drive Carrier

The SATA drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and re-
moval from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airfl ow for the drive
bays. For this reason, even empty carriers without drives installed must remain in
the chassis. To add a new drive, install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit
board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier.
Secure the drive to the carrier with six screws, as shown in Figure 6-4.
Figure 6-4. Mounting a Drive in a Carrier
Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in
Supermicro chassis and servers. For information on recommended
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HDDs, visit the Supermicro Web site at http://www.supermicro.com/
products/nfo/fi les/storage/SAS-1-CompList-110909.pdf
Important: Regardless of how many hard drives are installed, all drive
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carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper airfl ow.
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