SC847 Chassis Manual
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The drives are mounted in drive carriers to simplify their installation and removal
from the chassis. These carriers also help to promote proper airflow for the drive
bays.
Caution
: Except for short periods of time (while swapping hard drives), do not oper-
ate the server with the drives removed from the chassis drive bays.
Figure 5-3. Chassis Drive Carrier
Caution
: 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/files/storage/SAS-1-Com
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Installing a Hard Drive to the Hard Drive Carrier
1. Remove the two screws securing the dummy drive to the drive carrier and
remove the dummy drive. Place the hard drive carrier on a flat surface such
as a desk, table or work bench.
Figure 5-4. Removing the Dummy Drive from the Carrier
Drive Carrier
Dummy Drive
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Summary of Contents for SC847 Series
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