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10. Slide the drive into the bay.
11. Connect one end of the applicable signal cable into the rear of the drive and
12. Route the signal cable so that it does not block the airflow to the rear of the
13. If you have another drive to install or remove, do so now.
14. Connect the power cable to the rear of the drive. The connectors are keyed
If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now; otherwise go to
"Completing the installation" on page 62.
Installing a hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA hard disk drive
Some hot-swap SAS models support 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS hard disk
drives. The hot-swap SATA models support 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA hard disk
drives. Before you install a hot-swap hard disk drive, read the following information:
v The hot-swap drives must be either all SAS hard disk drives or all SATA hard
v The hot-swap hard disk drive models come with the following drives (depending
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Drive retainer clip
Note: A tape drive can be installed in bay 1 or 2.
make sure that the other end of this cable is connected into the applicable
connector on the system board.
drives or over the microprocessor and dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).
and can be inserted only one way.
disk drives; do not mix SAS and SATA drives in the server.
on your model):
– Four 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS
– Four 3.5-inch hot-swap SATA
– Eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS
EMC shield
Tape drive
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