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SC842 Chassis Manual
Installing a Drive into the Drive Carrier (SC842TQ Series)
Installing a Hard Drive
1. Remove the two screws securing the dummy drive to the drive carrier.
2. Lift the dummy drive out of the drive carrier.
3. Place the hard drive carrier on a flat, stable surface such as a desk, table, or
work bench.
4. Slide the hard drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing
down.
5. Carefully align the mounting holes in the hard drive and the carrier. Make sure
the bottom of the hard drive and bottom of the hard drive carrier are flush.
6. Secure the hard drive using all six screws.
7. Replace the drive carrier into the chassis. Make sure to close the drive carrier
using the drive carrier handle.
Figure 5-3: Removing the Dummy Drive from the Carrier
Drive Carrier
Release Button
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Warning! Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended
for use in Supermicro chassis and servers. For information on
recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro Web site at www.
supermicro.com.
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