Supermicro 7044H-32R, User Manual

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Chapter 2: Server Installation
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2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup
Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the SAS/SATA
drives and backplane have been properly installed and all connections have been
made.
1. Accessing the drive bays
All drives can be accessed from the front of the server. For servicing the CD-
ROM, IDE hard drives and fl oppy drives, you will need to remove the top/left
chassis cover. The SAS/SATA disk drives can be installed and removed from
the front of the chassis without removing any chassis covers.
2. Installing components into the 5.25" drive bays
To install components into the 5.25" drive bays, you must fi rst remove the top/
left chassis cover as described in the previous section. Refer to Chapter 6 for
details.
3. Installing CD-ROM and fl oppy disk drives
Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a CD-ROM and/or fl oppy disk drive
to the system.
Figure 2-5. Accessing the Inside of the System
(Rack Confi guration shown)