Installing a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive
The server supports up to four 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives, which
are accessible from the front of the server. You must disconnect all power from the
server before you remove or install simple-swap drives. Before you install a
simple-swap SATA hard disk drive, read the following information:
v Install the drives starting from the top bay to the bottom bay (bay 4, 5, 6, and
then 7). The following tables list the IDs of the hard disk drives:
Table 6. IDs of simple-swap drives
Drive bay ID
40
51
62
73
v The simple-swap SATA hard disk drives connect to the SATA 0 through SATA 3
connectors on the system board as follows:
– Hard disk drive 0 connects to the SATA 0 connector on the system board.
– Hard disk drive 1 connects to the SATA 1 connector on the system board.
– Hard disk drive 2 connects to the SATA 2 connector on the system board.
– Hard disk drive 3 connects to the SATA 3 connector on the system board.
Note: If you installed a ServeRAID adapter in the server, connect the other end
of the SATA signal cable to the connector on the ServeRAID adapter.
Attention: Simple-swap hard disk drives are not hot-swappable. Disconnect all
power from the server before you remove or install a simple-swap hard disk drive.
To install a simple-swap hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
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