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Figure 13
Removing the optical drive
To remove the optical drive from its carrier:
1. Remove the two screws that secure the optical drive to the carrier.
2. Remove the optical drive from its carrier.
Figure 14 Removing the optical drive from its carrier
IMPORTANT: If you removed an optical drive without plans of installing a new one, you must
reinstall the blank to maintain proper system airflow.
Hard drives
The drive bays on the front panel can accommodate up to 8 hard drives. You can install 8 SAS hard
drives or SATA hard drives in the server.
For a server with 12 HDD, the hard drives installed in the server are labeled from Device 1 to Device
12, from left to right, top to bottom, when viewed from the front of the server.