Intel® Entry Server Chassis SC5299-E DP/WS/BRP User Guide 55
3 Hot Swap Drive Cage Upgrade
Install Instructions (optional)
The fixed hard drive cage that ships with your Intel
®
Entry Server Chassis SC5299-E is
upgradeable to a hot swap drive cage with a SCSI or SAS/SATA backplane. See your Intel
Representative for ordering information.
Up to six hot swap hard drives can be installed in the optional hot swap drive cage. Power
requirements for each individual hard drive may limit the maximum number of drives that
can be integrated into the server chassis.
Note: The Intel
®
Entry Server Chassis SC5299-E does not support all hard drives. See
“Additional Information and Software” for a web link to a list of supported hard drives.
Before You Begin
Before working with your server product, review the important safety information listed
in Appendix A, “Safety Information”.
Kits Required
• A hot swap conversion kit (part number: APP3HSDBKIT).
• Either a hot swap drive cage kit with a SCSI backplane (part number: AXX6SCSIDB)
or a hot swap drive cage kit with a SAS/SATA backplane without expander (part
number AXX6DRV3G) or a SAS/SATA backplane with expander (part number
AXX6DRV3GEXP).
Tools and Supplies Needed
• Phillips* (cross head) screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit)
• Needle-nosed pliers
• Anti-static wrist strap and conductive foam pad (recommended)
System References
All references to left, right, front, top, and bottom assume the reader is facing the front of
the chassis as it would be positioned for pedestal operation.