Hard Drives; Hard Drive Installation Guidelines - Dell POWER EDGE SC1430 Hardware Owner's Manual

Figure 3-6. Removing and Replacing the Front Drive Bezel Insert
1 front drive bezel

Hard Drives

NOTE:
The system's drive configuration must consist of all SATA hard drives or all SAS hard drives.

Hard Drive Installation Guidelines

Up to four hard drives are supported in internal drive bays. All drives must be either SAS or SATA; mixed
configurations are not supported. Up to two SATA drives may be connected to the system's integrated
SATA controller. If more than two SATA drives or any number of SAS drives are installed, they must all
be connected to an optional SAS controller expansion card. Table 3-1 describes the possible drive
configurations.
Table 3-1. Hard-Drive Configurations
Drive Drive Type
Number
1 SATA
1 SAS
2 SATA
2 SAS
3 SAS or SATA
4 SAS or SATA
*If more than two SATA drives are installed, all drives must be connected to a SAS controller expansion card.
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Installing System Components
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3
2 insert tabs
Location
rotatable drive carrier (HDD0)
rotatable drive carrier (HDD0)
rotatable drive carrier (HDD1)
rotatable drive carrier (HDD1)
flex bay
optional drive carrier in lower
5.25-inch drive bay
2
3 drive bezel inserts
Controller
integrated SATA (SATA_0 connector)*
expansion card (primary SAS connector)
integrated SATA (SATA_1 connector)*
expansion card (primary SAS connector)
expansion card (primary SAS connector)
expansion card (primary SAS connector)