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SATA Drive Installation
The SATA drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and
removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airfl ow for
the Serial ATA drive bays. For this reason, even empty carriers without drives
installed must remain in the chassis.
1. To remove a carrier, push the release button located beside the drive LEDs.
Swing the colored handle fully out and use it to pull the unit straight out (see
Figure 6-5)
2. Install a drive into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing down
so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier.
3. Secure the drive to the carrier with four screws, as shown in Figure 6-6.
Figure 6-5. Removing a SATA Drive from the Server
Use caution when working around the SATA backplane. Do not touch the
backplane with any metal objects and make sure no ribbon cables touch
the backplane. Also, regardless of how many drives are installed, all four
drive carriers must remain in the chassis to maintain proper airfl ow.
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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 http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/fi les/
storage/SAS-1-CompList-110909.pdf