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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
3.6 Storage Drives
The system supports two fixed 2.5" storage drives when the PCIe riser card is removed, or
one if the add-on card area is occupied. If two drives are used, one drive should be placed
on top of the other where the add-on card can otherwise be installed. One is installed to a
mounting tray inside the chassis and the other is installed with a bracket.
Note:
Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro chassis and
servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit the Supermicro website product pages.
Hard Drives
Your server may or may not have come with hard drives installed. Up to two 2.5" hard drives
are supported by the chassis.
Installing Drives
The motherboard should be installed before installing the drive.
1. Make sure there is no power to the system as described in section 3.1 and remove the
chassis cover.
2. Remove the screws securing the hard drive tray to the support bracket and set them
aside for later use. Lift the tray out.
Figure 3-3. Attaching the Hard Drive to the Support Bracket
