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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
3.4 Chassis Components
Storage Drives
Primary data storage capability is provided by up to four 3.5" drives that can be installed in
the chassis. To replace or install them, the drive cage must be rotated.
Rotating the Drive Cage
1. Remove power from the system as described in section 3.1 and remove the chassis
cover.
2. Lift the release tab (A) as shown below.
3. Rotate the drive cage outward.
Note:
Enterprise level drives are recommended for use in Supermicro servers. For information
on recommended drives, visit the Supermicro website at
http://www.supermicro.com/products/
nfo/storage.cfm
.
Figure 3-5. Rotating the Drive Cage
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Release Tab (A)
Drive Cage
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