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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
3.9 Drives
Hard Drives
Your system might ship with hard drives installed. The chassis has two 5.25" drive bays, four
2.5" drive bays, and six bays that can hold 3.5" or 2.5" drives.
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Each 5.25" bay can be fitted with a removable media drive (e.g. DVD) or a storage device
(3.5" HDD, 2.5" HDD, or solid state drive).
• Four 2.5" drives in removable center cage.
• Three 2.5" or 3.5" drives in each of two removable combination cages.
The hard drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from
the chassis. (Both procedures can be performed without removing power from the system.)
Figure 3-4. Drive Bays
Removable
Center Cage
5.25" Bays
Upper
Removable
Combination
Cage
Lower
Removable
Combination
Cage
