Dell SC1430 Server User Manual


 
Installing System Components 51
Figure 3-8. Installing a Hard Drive in a Drive Bracket
NOTICE: SAS drives and SATA drives cannot be mixed in the system. The drives must be either all SATA or all SAS
hard drives.
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Slide the hard drive into the hard-drive bay until it clicks securely into place.
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Connect a data cable and a power cable to the hard drive.
NOTE: The only SATA connectors on the board that support hard drives are those labeled SATA0 and SATA1.
If only one SATA hard drive is to be installed, it should be connected to the SATA0 connector.
If you are installing a SATA hard drive and have only one or two drives in your system, connect the
integrated SATA controller data cable and the power cable as shown in Figure 3-9.
If you are installing a SATA hard drive and have three or four drives in your system, connect the
data cable from the SAS controller card and the power cable as shown in Figure 3-10.
If you are installing a SAS hard drive, connect the data cable from the SAS controller card and the
power cable as shown in Figure 3-10.
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