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Figure 19 Removing the optical drive
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 four hard drives. You can install either SAS
hard drives or SATA hard drives in the server.
Hard drives installed in the server are labeled from Device 1 to Device 4, from left to right, when
viewed from the front of the server.
Figure 20 Hard drive bays configuration
Item Description
1 1
st
SAS/SATA hard drive
2 2
nd
SAS/SATA hard drive