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SUPERSERVER 5016T-TB User's Manual
6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal
Accessing the Drive Bays
Serial ATA Drives: Because of their hot-swap capability, you do not need to access
the inside of the chassis or power down the system to install or replace Serial ATA
drives. Proceed to the next step for instructions.
DVD-ROM Drive: For installing/removing a DVD-ROM drive, you'll need to gain ac-
cess to the inside of the 5016T-TB by removing the top cover of the chassis. Proceed
to the "DVD-ROM Drive Installation" section later in this chapter for instructions.
Note: Only a "slim" DVD-ROM drive will fi t into the 5016T-TB.
Serial ATA Drive Installation
The SATA drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and
removal from the chassis. These carriers also help promote proper airfl ow for the
Serial ATA drive bays. For this reason, even empty carriers without Serial ATA drives
installed must remain in the chassis.
The SATA drives are hot-swappable, meaning they can be installed and removed
without powering down the system
Figure 6-3. Mounting a Drive in a Carrier
!
Enterprise level hard disk drives are recommended for use in Supermicro
chassis and servers. For information on recommended HDDs, visit the
Supermicro Web site at http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/fi les/
storage/SAS-1-CompList-110909.pdf