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CAUTION: CAUTION:
When a server is purchased without any drive installed, some drive bays might be empty while other drive bays might
be populated with drive blanks. To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the server without a drive or a drive
blank installed.
If only one drive is used, install it in the bay with the lowest drive number.
For drive numbering, see Drive bay numbering.
This server does not support mixed drive types in the same drive box.
When installing NVMe drives, install U.3 NVMe drives. Mixed NVMe type installation is not supported.
All drives grouped into the same drive array must meet the following criteria:
They must be either all hard drives or all solid-state drives.
Drives must be the same capacity to provide the greatest storage space efficiency.
Installing a hot-plug SAS, SATA or NVMe drive Installing a hot-plug SAS, SATA or NVMe drive
About this task About this task
CAUTION: A discharge of static electricity from a finger or other conductor might damage system boards or other static- CAUTION:
sensitive devices. To prevent damage, observe antistatic precautions.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all bays are populated with CAUTION:
either a component or a blank.
Procedure Procedure
1. Back up all server data.
2. If installed, remove the front bezel .
3. Remove the drive blank.
Retain the blank for future use.
LFF drive blank
SFF drive blank
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