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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
3.4 Chassis Components
Hard Drives
The SC118GHTS chassis supports four hot-swap 2.5" drive bays. The hard drives are
mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis. (Both
procedures may be done without removing power from the system.)
Externally Accessible Drives
The hot-swap drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal
from the chassis. System power may remain on when removing carriers with drives installed.
These carriers also help promote proper airflow for the drive bays. For this reason, even
carriers without drives must remain in the chassis.
Removing a Hot-Swap Drive Carrier
1. Push the release button on the carrier. This extends the carrier handle.
2. Swing the handle fully out.
3. Grasp the handle and use it to pull the drive carrier out of its bay.
Mounting a Drive in a Drive Carrier
1. To add a new drive, install it into the carrier with the printed circuit board side facing
down so that the mounting holes align with those in the carrier.
2. Secure the drive to the carrier with the screws provided, then push the carrier
completely into the drive bay. You should hear a
click
when the drive is fully inserted.
This indicates that the carrier has been fully seated and connected to the midplane,
which automatically makes the power and logic connections to the hard drive.
Removing a Drive from a Drive Carrier
1. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the carrier and separate the hard drive
from the carrier.
2. Replace the carrier back into the drive bay.
Note:
Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro chassis and
servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro website at
supermicro.com/products/nfo/files/storage/SBB-HDDCompList.pdf
