Removable Media Device Options; Identifying Guide Screws; Installing A Half-Height Or Full-Height Media Device - HP ProLiant ML350 User Manual

Removable media device options

Identifying guide screws

When installing drives in the removable media bay, guide screws must be installed to make sure the drives
align correctly in the drive cage. HP has provided extra guide screws, 5.25 M3 metric screws and/or HD
6-32 shipping screws, located behind the media bay blank. The metric screws are black.

Installing a half-height or full-height media device

The server includes five removable media bays. The server ships with an optical drive, and the other four
bays have blanks. You can install two full-height devices or up to four additional half-height media devices in
the removable media cage.
To install a half-height or full-height media device:
Power down the server (on page 24).
1.
Do one of the following:
2.
Open or remove the tower bezel, as needed
o
Extend the server from the rack (on page 24).
o
Remove the access panel (on page 26).
3.
Remove the media bay blank (on page 27).
4.
Install the guide screws
5.
Slide the drive about three-fourths of the way into the bay, leaving room to connect cables at the back
6.
of the drive.
Half-height device
o
("Identifying guide screws" on page 63), if applicable.
("Open or remove the tower
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bezel" on page 25).