EonStor DS S48 Series Hardware Manual
2.6.3
Installing Hard Drives into the Drawer
Once the hard drive brackets have been installed onto hard drives that are to be
installed into the drawer, open the drawer 1 (situated on the left) insert each hard
drive vertically (in a specific order) while hooking the bracket handle with your index
finger. Lower the hard drive gently until you feel the connectors meet and firmly push
it downwards to make full connection. The bracket handle should clamp down onto
the top of the hard drive.
Make sure
that
handles on the disk drives
are positioned as shown
in the figure.
1 5 9 13
2 6 10 14
3 7 11 15
4 8 12 16
17 21 25 29
18 22 26 30
19 23 27 31
20 24 28 32
33 37 41 45
34 38 42 46
35 39 43 47
36 40 44 48
Drive Slot
When installing / adding hard drives, it is recommended to install / add 8 hard drives
as a set. It is also recommended to install / add according to the following sequence.
When using
7200rpm
hard drives, please
install in the following order:
1
st
set: 17~24
2
nd
set: 25~32
3
rd
set: 9~16
4
th
set: 33~40
5
th
set: 1~8
6
th
set: 41~48
When using
15000rpm
hard drives, please
install only in the following locations and in
the following order:
1
st
set: 17~24
2
nd
set: 1~8
3
rd
set: 33~40
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