Dell PowerEdge T610, Hardware Owner'S Manual

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Installing System Components
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NOTE:
Use only drives that have been tested and approved for use with the SAS
backplane board.
When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be
completed. Be aware that high-capacity hard drives can take a number of
hours to format.
Mixed SAS/SATA Hard-Drive Configurations
Mixed hard-drive configurations of SAS and SATA drives are allowed. In this
configuration, two SAS drives must be installed in hard-drive slots 0 and 1
only. Up to six SATA drives may be installed in the remaining slots.
Mixed 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch configurations of SAS and SATA drives are also
supported
in the 3.5-inch–bay chassis only . In this configuration, two 10,000-
RPM 2.5-inch SAS drives installed in 3.5-inch adapters must be used in hard-
drive slots 0 and 1 only.
The remaining hard drives must be 3.5 inches in size
and must be either all SAS or all SATA drives.
Removing a Hard-Drive Blank
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must
have drive blanks installed.
1
Remove the front bezel. See " Removing the Front Bezel ."
2
Grasp the front of the hard-drive blank, press the release lever on the
right side, and
slide the blank out until it is free of the drive bay . See
Figure 3-4 .
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