Chapter 6 Adding New Components and Devices 6-3
FIGURE 6-1 Hard Drive Slots
6.1.2 Adding a USB Device
Follow these guidelines:
■ Only perform USB hot-plug operations while the operating system is running.
■ Do not perform USB hot-plug operations when the system ok prompt is
displayed or before the system has completed booting.
■ You can connect up to 126 devices to each of the two USB controllers (each
controller provides two connectors) for a total of 252 USB devices.
■ The USB ports on the server support USB 1.1 devices.
Note – There are many USB devices on the market. Read the product
documentation for your USB device for additional installation requirements and
instructions that are not covered here.
● Plug a standard USB device into one of the USB ports (FIGURE 6-2) on the front or
rear of the server.
Latch release
Latch
HDD3
HDD1
HDD2
button
HDD0