Supermicro SuperServer 5035L-I, User Manual

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Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup
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6-6 Drive Bay Installation
The SC731 chassis must be powered-down before hard drives can be removed
from the hard drive carriers, which are not hot-swappable.
SATA Drives
The SATA drive IDs are preconfi gured as 0 through 3 in order from bottom to top.
In order to access and install components in the chassis interior, it is necessary to
rotate the hard drive cage. This will provide suffi cient room to install and confi gure
the chassis components. See Figures 6-6 and 6-7.
Rotating the Hard Drive Cage
Power down the server and disconnect it from the power source. 1.
Remove the left chassis cover as described in Section 6-4. 2.
Lift the release tab (A). 3.
Rotate the hard disk drive cage (B) outward. 4.
Removing and Installing Hard Drives
Rotate the hard drive cage as described above. 1.
Press the release tab on the side of the hard drive carrier that is to be re- 2.
moved from the hard drive cage.
Gently slide the hard drive carrier out of the hard drive cage. See Figure 6-6. 3.
Mounting a SATA Drive in a Drive Carrier
Insert a new hard drive into a hard drive carrier by sliding it towards the back 1.
of the the hard drive cage until it clicks into a locked position.
Connect the power and data cables to the hard drive. 2.
Rotate the hard drive cage 90 degrees inward, returning it to the closed, 3.
operational position in the chassis.
If desired, each hard drive may be further secured to the drive cage with an 4.
additional (optional) screw at the middle of the drive.