Drive Bay Installation/Removal; Accessing The Drive Bays; Drive Installation - Supermicro 6028R-E1CR12N User Manual

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Drive Bay Installation/Removal

Accessing the Drive Bays

You do not need to access the inside of the chassis or remove power to replace or
swap hard drives. Proceed to the next step for instructions.
Note: Refer to the following ftp site for setup guidelines: <ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/
driver/SAS/LSI/LSI_SAS_EmbMRAID_SWUG.pdf> and Supermicro's web site for
additional inmformation < http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/>.

Drive Installation

The hard drives are mounted in carriers to simplify their installation and removal from
the chassis. The carriers also help promote proper airflow for the drives. For this
reason, even empty carriers without hard drives installed must remain in the chassis.
Removing a Drive Carrier
1. Push the release button located beside the drive's LEDs.
2. Swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the drive carrier straight out (see
Figure 6-5).
Mounting a Drive in a Drive Carrier
1. To add a new hard drive, install the drive into the carrier with the printed
circuit board side facing down so that the mounting holes align with those in
the carrier.
2. Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws, as shown in Figure 6-5.
Caution: Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro
chassis and servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro
website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/storage.cfm
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Figure 6-5. Removing a Hard Drive Carrier
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Caution: Regardless of how many hard drives are installed, all drive carriers must
remain in the drive bays to maintain proper airflow.
Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup
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