Intel M70KLP Series, Service Manual

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Intel® Server System M70KLP Family Service Guide
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3.3 Front 2.5” Drive Installation
The front drive bay may have support for 8, 16, or 24 drive bays. Each drive bay will include a drive carrier
that must be populated with a
2.5” drive (SSD or HDD) or supplied drive blank. All drives attached to a
common backplane must match media type (SSD or HDD). Mixing drive storage media types within a
common backplane is not supported. In addition, all drives attached to a common backplane must share a
common interface type (SATA/SAS or NVMe*).
Note: To support proper airflow requirements within the system, all drive carriers installed within the front
drive bay must be populated with a drive or supplied drive blank insert.
Drive carrier removal from the chassis and installation into the chassis is tool-less. However, mounting a
drive into the drive carrier requires a Phillips* head screwdriver.
Required Tools and Supplies
•
Anti-static wrist strap and conductive workbench pad (recommended)
• Phillips head screwdriver
Figure 46. Front Drive Bay Drive Carrier Removal
1. Remove the desired drive carrier from the chassis.
• Push the button to release the drive carrier latch (see Letter A).
• Using the latch, pull the drive carrier from the drive bay (see Letter B).
Figure 47. Drive Blank Removal
2. Remove the drive blank from the drive carrier – No tools required.
• Gently spread apart the carrier slide rails and slide out the drive blank