22 Intel® Server System SR2500AL User’s Guide
Peripheral Devices
The server system provides locations and hardware for installing hard drives, a USB
floppy drive, CD-ROM drive, or DVD-ROM drive. The drives must be purchased
separately. The following figure shows the available options.
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Figure 15. Optional Peripherals
Hard Disk Drives
The server system ships with five drive carriers for installing five SAS or Serial ATA
(SATA) hot-swap drives.
Note: SAS drives are supported on the Intel
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Server System SR2500ALLX/SR2500ALLXR only.
One left drive bay can be converted to be used as a floppy bay. To use the bay for a floppy
drive, the AXXFLOPHDDTRAY accessory kit must be used.
For instructions on installing hard drives, see “Installing and Removing a Hot-swap Hard
Drive”.
Note: Drives can consume up to 17 watts of power each. Drives must be specified to run at a
maximum ambient temperature of 45C.
Note: The Intel
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Server System SR2500ALLX and/or the Intel
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Server System SR2500ALBRP
does not support all SAS or Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives. See “Server System
References” for an Internet link to a list of supported hardware.
TP02126
A
D CE
B
A. Slimline Optical Drive Bay
B. Tape Drive Filler Panel
C. 6th HDD or Tape Drive Bay (Optional)
D. Hard Disk Drive Bays
E. HDD to Floppy Drive Conversion (Optional)