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CHAPTER 4: Installing Components
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Installing and removing drives
Your server’s basic configuration includes one optical drive and as many as twelve SAS/SATA
hot-swap hard drives.
As you prepare to install drives, remember:
• Before you install a drive, see the drive’s documentation for information on configuring
the drive, setting drive jumpers, and attaching cables.
• You may need to configure the drives you install using the BIOS Setup utility. Press F2 at
startup to open the BIOS Setup utility.
Removing and installing an optical drive
To remove and install an optical drive:
1 Follow the instructions in “Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 24. Make sure
that you turn off the server, then unplug the power cord(s) and all other cables connected
to the server.
2 Unlock the bezel (if necessary) and remove it by pulling it from the chassis.
3 Follow the instructions in “Opening the server case” on page 25.
4 Disconnect the 44-pin optical drive cable from the optical drive interface board.
5 Loosen the thumbscrew (1), then move the retaining clip (2) away from the optical drive.
Caution
The optical drive is not hot-swappable. Before installing or removing the drive, make
sure that power is turned off and the power cord(s) is unplugged.
Important
The hard drive carriers shown in these illustrations may look different than
the actual hard drive carriers in your server.