Hard Drive Installation/Removal; Overview; Installing And Removing Hard Drives - Supero 2U Twin3 2015TA-HTRF User Manual

SUPERSERVER 2015TA-HTRF User's Manual
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Hard Drive Installation/Removal

Overview

The hard 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.
Because of their hot-swap capability, you do not need to access the inside of the
chassis or power down the system to install or replace hard drives.
Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-
swap capability of the hard drives.
Warning! Use caution when working around the hard drive backplane.
Do not touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no
cables touch the backplane. Also, regardless of how many drives are
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installed, all twelve drive carriers must remain in the chassis to maintain
proper airfl ow.
Warning! Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in
Supermicro chassis and servers. For information on recommended HDDs,
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visit the Supermicro Web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/
storage.cfm

Installing and Removing Hard Drives

Mounting a Hard Drive in a Carrier
1. Install the drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down
so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier.
2. Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws, as shown in Figure 6-3.
3. Use the open handle to replace the drive carrier into the chassis. Make sure
to fully close the drive carrier handle.
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