Asus ESC4000 G4, User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware Setup 2-12
2.4 Hard disk drives
The ESC4000 G4 series supports 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch SATA/SAS hard disk drives, or U.2
drives. For the ESC4000 G4 system, the hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects
to the motherboard SATA/SAS ports via the SATA/SAS backplane.
1. Press the spring lock.
2. Pull the tray lever outwards to remove
the drive tray.
3. Prepare the SATA/SAS HDD and the
bundled set of screws.
4. Place the SATA/SAS HDD into the tray
then secure it with four screws.
5. Push the drive tray and HDD assembly
all the way into the depth of the bay
until the tray lever and spring lock clicks
and secures the drive tray in place.
2.4.1 Installing the 3.5-inch SATA HDD/SAS HDD
• When installed, the SATA/SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATA/SAS
interface on the backplane.
• The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge.
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 to install the other SATA/SAS HDDs.
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