TX2560 M2 / RX2560 M2 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual
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Hard disk drive (HDD) / solid state drive (SSD)
7.2 2.5-inch HDD/SSD/PCIe SSD configurations
7.2.1 Equipping the 2.5-inch HDD/SSD bays
– SSDs are always equipped before installing HDDs.
– Install dummy modules into unused HDD/SSD bays.
– HDDs/SSDs with different capacities are installed from highest to lowest
capacity.
– HDDs with different rotation speeds are installed from highest to lowest
speed.
– If only one HDD/SSD module is installed, the HDD/SSD module will be
installed in position 1. Free bays must be equipped with a dummy module.
– When installing HDDs with different bus technologies (SAS or SATA), first
install SAS drives and then SATA drives.
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The mounting order described above is only relevant for the factory
manufacturing process. In case of upgrading a system you need not
consider this mounting sequence.