Appendix C. Upgrading Front Drive Bay Configuration; Figure 161. 8 X 2.5" Front Bay Drive Configuration-M50Fcp2Ur208; Figure 162. 16 X 2.5" Front Bay Drive Configuration-M50Fcp2Ur208 With Accessory Options; Figure 163. 24 X 2.5" Front Bay Drive Configuration-M50Fcp2Ur208 With Accessory Options - Intel M50FCP2UR Integration And Service Manual

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Appendix C. Upgrading Front Drive Bay Configuration

Thermal guidelines for the system require that backplanes be installed in a specific configuration depending
on the number of backplanes installed.
8 Drives – One 8 x 2.5" Backplane–Center Bay (Bay 2)
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• 16 Drives – Two 8 x 2.5" Backplanes–Left and Right Bays (Bay 1 and Bay 3)
• 24 Drives – Three 8 X 2.5" Backplanes – All bays (Bay 1, Bay 2, and Bay 3)
Figure 161. 8 x 2.5" Front Bay Drive Configuration–M50FCP2UR208
Figure 162. 16 x 2.5" Front Bay Drive Configuration–M50FCP2UR208 with accessory options
Figure 163. 24 x 2.5" Front Bay Drive Configuration–M50FCP2UR208 with accessory options
Note: Upgrading an 8-drive system to a 16-drive system requires moving the original backplane and drive
rails to one of the outer bay locations and installing the 2
outer bay location.
This appendix provides the instructions necessary to upgrade an 8 x 2.5" front drive configuration to a 16 x
2.5" drive or 24 x 2.5" configuration.
backplane and set of drive rails to the opposite
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