Gigabyte R180-F2A - Installing the Hard Disk Drive

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2-7 Installing the Hard Disk Drive
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the Hard disk drive:
• Take note of the drive tray orientation before sliding it out.
• The tray will not t back into the bay if inserted incorrectly.
• Make sure that the HDD is connected to the HDD connector on the backplane.
CAUTION!
We strongly recommand using enterprise level hard disk drive in Gigabyte server system. For more
information of recommanded HDDs, please visit Gigabyte website: https://www.gigabyte.com and
serach for the specic product QVL from Support & Dowloads.
Follow these instructions to install the Hard disk drive:
1. Press the release button.
2. Pull the locking lever to remove the HDD tray. Remove the HDD dummy cover.
3. Slide hard disk into blank.
4. Secure the hard drive to the tray with four (4) screws as shown. Do not over tighten thescrews.
5. Slide the blank into the bay until it locks into place.
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