Drives; Hard Drives - Supermicro SuperWorkstation SYS-531AD-I User Manual

3.9 Drives

Hard Drives

Your system might ship with hard drives installed. The chassis has two 5.25" drive bays, four
2.5" drive bays, and six bays that can hold 3.5" or 2.5" drives.
• Each 5.25" bay can be fitted with a removable media drive (e.g. DVD) or a storage device
(3.5" HDD, 2.5" HDD, or solid state drive).
• Four 2.5" drives in removable center cage.
• Three 2.5" or 3.5" drives in each of two removable combination cages.
The hard drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from
the chassis. (Both procedures can be performed without removing power from the system.)
Upper
Removable
Combination
Cage
Removable
Center Cage
Lower
Removable
Combination
Cage
Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
Figure 3-4. Drive Bays
35
5.25" Bays