Serial Ata Drive Installation; Accessing The Drive Bays - Supero SUPERSERVER 5015B-MT User Manual

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UPER ERVER 5015B-MT User's Manual

Accessing the Drive Bays

SATA Drives: Because of their hotswap capability, you do not need to access the
inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace SATA drives.
Proceed to the next step for instructions. Note: The operating system you use must
have RAID support to enable the hot-swap capability of the SATA drives.
CD-ROM Drive: For installing/removing a CD-ROM drive, you will need to gain ac-
cess to the inside of the server by removing the top cover of the chassis. Proceed
to the "CD-ROM Drive Installation" section in this chapter for instructions. Note that
only a "slim" CD-ROM drive will fi t into the 5015B-MT.
Use caution when working around the SATA backplane. Do not touch
the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables
touch the backplane. Also, regardless of how many SATA drives are
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installed, all four drive carriers must remain in the chassis to maintain
proper airfl ow.

Serial ATA Drive Installation

Mounting a Serial ATA Drive in a Drive Carrier
The SATA drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and
removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airfl ow for the
system. For this reason, even empty carriers without drives installed must remain
in the chassis.
1. Install a new SATA drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side fac-
ing down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier.
2. Secure the drive to the carrier with six screws, as shown in Figure 6-4.
Figure 6-4. Mounting a Drive in a Carrier
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