Supermicro 7043P-8R, User Manual

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Installing Components in the 5 1/4" Drive Bays
1. Drive bay configuration
The 7043P-8R has three 5 1/4" drive bays located above the SCSI drive
bays. Components such as a floppy drive, IDE hard drives, CD-ROM
drives or additional SCSI drives (in an optional mobile rack unit) can be
installed in these 5 1/4" drive bays. SCSI drives installed here should be
connected to the JA4 (SCSI channel B) connector on the serverboard.
2. Mounting components in the drive bays
First power down the system and then remove the top/left chassis cover
to access the drive components. With the cover off, remove the two or
four screws that secure the drive carrier to the chassis (one side only)
then push the entire empty drive carrier out from the back.
Adding a CD-ROM drive: remove the guide plate from right side of the
empty drive carrier and screw it into the right side of the CD-ROM drive
using the holes provided (see Figure 6-7). Then slide the CD-ROM into
the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive carrier screws you
first removed. Attach the power and data cables to the drive. Replace
the top/left chassis cover before restoring power to the system.
Adding an IDE, SCSI or floppy drive: to add one of these drives, install it
into one of the removed empty drive carriers with the printed circuit board
side toward the carrier so that the drive's mounting holes align with those
in the carrier. Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws then slide
the assembly into the bay and secure it to the chassis with the drive
carrier screws you first removed. Attach the power and data cables to
the drive. Replace the top/left chassis cover before restoring power to
the system.
Note: A red wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You should
keep the drive carriers inserted in any unused drive bays to reduce EMI
and noise and to facilitate the airflow inside the chassis.
Figure 6-7. Adding a Component Without a Drive Carrier