Sata Backplane; Installing Components In The 5.25" Drive Bays; Removing The Empty Drive Bay; Adding A Dvd-Rom Drive - Supermicro SuperWorkstation 740GP-TNRT User Manual

SATA Backplane

The SATA drives plug into a drive backplane. A data cable for each drive and two LED cables
need to be connected from the motherboard to the appropriate connectors on the backplane.
Note that you cannot cascade the SATA backplane.

Installing Components in the 5.25" Drive Bays

The 740GP-TNRT has two 5.25" drive bays. Components such as an extra DVD-ROM drive
can be installed into these 5.25" drive bays.

Removing the Empty Drive Bay

1. First power down the system.
2. Remove the top/left chassis cover to access the drive components.
3. With the cover off, remove the screws that secure the drive carrier to the chassis (one
side only) then push the entire empty drive carrier out from the back.

Adding a DVD-ROM Drive

1. Remove the guide plates (one on each side) from the empty drive carrier and screw
them into both sides of the DVD-ROM drive using the holes provided.
2. Slide the DVD-ROM into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier
screws you first removed.
3. Attach the power and data cables to the drive.
4. Replace the top/left chassis cover and restore power to the system.
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