Sas/Sata Drive Installation And Removal - Supermicro 2042G-72RF4 User Manual

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Installing a new fan
1. Replace the failed fan with an identical 8cm, 12 volt fan (available from
Supermicro, p/n FAN-0099L4).
2. Position the new fan into the space vacated by the failed fan previously
removed. A "click" can be heard when the fan is fully installed in place and
the power connections are made.
3. If the system power is on, the hot-plug feature will cause the fan to start
immediately upon being connected to its header on the serverboard.
4. Replace the chassis cover.
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SAS/SATA Drive Installation and Removal

The SAS/SATA drive carriers can be installed and accessed from the front of the
chassis. You do not need to open the chassis or power down the system. Note:
Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-plug capability
of the SAS/SATA drives.
The SAS/SATA drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation
and removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airflow for
the drives. For this reason, even empty carriers without SAS/SATA drives installed
must remain in the chassis.
Installing/removing SAS/SATA drives
1. To remove a SAS/SATA drive, first push the release button located beside the
drive's LEDs
2. Swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the SAS/SATA drive carrier
straight out (see Figure 6-3).
Important: Regardless of how many SAS/SATA hard drives are installed, all drive
carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain proper airflow.
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-CompList.
pdf.
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