Supermicro SUPERSERVER 8044T-8R, 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 SCSI 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 SCSI 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 install a CD-ROM and/or fl oppy disk drive to
the system.
4. Check the SCSI disk drives
Depending upon your system's confi guration, your system may have one or
more drives already installed. If you need to install SCSI drives, please refer to
Chapter 6.
5. Check the airfl ow
Airfl ow is provided by three 9-cm hot-swap chassis fans working in conjunction
with three 8-cm exhaust fans, which are located at the rear of the chassis. The
system component layout was carefully designed to promote suffi cient airfl ow
through the chassis. Also note that all power and data cables have been routed
in such a way that they do not block the airfl ow generated by the fans. Keep
this in mind when you reroute them after working on the system.
6. Supplying power to the system
The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system. Plug the
power cords from the power supply modules into a high-quality power strip that
offers protection from electrical noise and power surges. It is recommended that
you use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Finally, depress the power on
button on the front of the chassis.