Installing Ide Hard Disk Drives - Intel SBX44 - Server Compute Blade Installation And User Manual

4. Disconnect the control-panel cable (A) from the control-panel connector (B).
B
A
C
5. Pull the bezel assembly away from the blade server chassis.
6. Store the bezel assembly in a safe place.

Installing IDE hard disk drives

Your blade server has two connectors on the system board for installing optional 2.5-inch IDE hard
disk drives. Each IDE connector is on a separate bus. Some models come with at least one IDE hard
disk drive already installed.
Two IDE drives can be used to implement and manage RAID level-1 under both the Linux* and
Microsoft* Windows* operating systems.
Important
To avoid potential performance and reliability problems when configuring or replacing drives in a
mirrored configuration, ensure that the storage capacities and speeds of the drives are
identical.
Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the system chassis for more than 1
minute without either a blade or a filler blade installed in each blade bay.
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