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Installing a drive
Depending on the server model, a DVD-ROM or multiburner drive might be
installed in the server. The server supports 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS or
hot-swap SATA hard disk drives and 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives
(depending on the model).
The following illustrations show the locations of the drive bays. Some models have
seven drive bays1 to 7, and some models have eleven drive bays 1 to 11.
Table 5. Drive bays on the server models
Seven drive-bay model Eleven drive-bay model
The following notes describe the types of drives that the server supports and other
information that you must consider when you install a drive:
v Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment specified that are in
the documentation that comes with the drive.
v Select the bay in which you want to install the drive.
v Check the instructions that come with the drive to determine whether you have
to set any switches or jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SAS or SATA
device, be sure to set the SAS or SATA ID for that device.
v Optional internal or external USB diskette drives, tape drives, DVD-ROM, and
multiburner drives are examples of removable-media drives. You can install
removable-media drives in bays 1, 2, and 3 only.
v The SATA removable-media drives that you install in bay 1 connects to the
SATA 4 connector on the system board and the drive in bay 2 connects to the
SATA 5 connector on the system board.
v To install a 3.5-inch drive in a 5.25-inch bay, you must use the 5.25-inch
conversion kit.
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 17