Supero A+ SERVER, User Manual

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Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup
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The SAS/SATA drive carriers are located in the front of the chassis, making them
easily accessible for installation and removal. These drives are hot-swappable,
meaning that they can be installed and removed while the system is running.
Installing/removing SAS/SATA drives
To remove a SAS/SATA drive, fi rst push the release button located beside the 1.
drive's LEDs
Swing the handle fully out and use it to pull the SAS/SATA drive carrier 2.
straight out (see Figure 6-4).
Note: Your operating system must have RAID support to enable the hot-plug
capability of the SAS/SATA drives.
Figure 6-3. Mounting a SAS/SATA Drive in a Carrier
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Important: Regardless of how many SAS/SATA hard drives are in-
stalled, all drive carriers must remain in the drive bays to maintain
proper airfl ow.
Use caution when working around the SAS/SATA backplane. Do not
touch the backplane with any metal objects and make sure no rib-
bon cables touch the backplane or obstruct the holes, which aid in
proper airfl ow.
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Warning! Warning! Enterprise level hard disk drives are recom-
mended for use in Supermicro chassis and servers. For information
on recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro Web site at http://www.
supermicro.com/products/nfo/fi les/storage/SAS-CompList.pdf.