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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
3.5 Chassis Components
Front Bezel
If your system has an optional bezel attached to the front of the chassis, you will need to
remove it to gain access to the drive bays.
1. Unlock the front of the chassis and then press the release knob.
2.
removed for replacement/cleaning.
Hard Drives
The SC218U chassis has twenty-four hot-swappable 2.5" drive bays. The hard drives are
mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis. System
power may remain on when removing carriers with drives installed. These carriers also help
installed must remain in the chassis.
are connected to four NVMe ports from additional expansion cards.
HDD 0
HDD 1
HDD 2
HDD 3
HDD 4
HDD 5
HDD 6
HDD 7
HDD 8
HDD 9
HDD 10
HDD 11
HDD 12
HDD 13
HDD 14
HDD 15
HDD 16
HDD 17
HDD 18
HDD 19
HDD 20: NVMe
HDD 21: NVMe
HDD 22: NVMe
HDD 23: NVMe
Figure 3-8. Drive Bay Conguration
Removing Hard Drive Carrier from the Chassis
1. Press the release button on the drive carrier. This extends the drive carrier handle.
2. Use the handle to pull the drive out of the chassis.
3. Remove the dummy drive from the carrier (Figure 3-10).