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Chapter 5: Chassis Setup and Maintenance
Installing a Hard Drive into the Drive Carrier
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Place the hard drive carrier on a flat surface.
2. Insert the hard drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing
downward and so that the mounting holes in the drive align with those in the
drive carrier.
3. Secure the hard drive to the carrier with the screws included with the hard
drive.
4. Use the open handle of the drive carrier to insert the drive carrier into the
open drive bay.
5. Secure the drive carrier into the drive bay by closing the drive carrier handle.
Drive Carrier
SAS or SATA
Hard Drive
Figure 5-5: Installing a Hard Drive into the Drive Carrier
(Your drives may differ from the one shown in this illustration)
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Warning: Only enterprise level hard drives are recommended for use in Supermicro
chassis.
