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installing hard disk drives. See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional information about RAID operation and complete instructions for using ServeRAID Manager. 7. If you are installing additional hot-swap hard disk drives, do so now. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise go to "Completing the installation" on page 44. IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives The hot-swap-drive backplane controls the IDs for the internal hot-swap drive bays. The following table lists the IDs for the hard disk drives and backplane that are connected to one channel in hot-swap models. In the typical configuration, the standard hard disk drives and backplane are connected to channel A. Device ID Drive bay 4 0 Drive bay 5 1 Drive bay 6 2 Drive bay 7 3 Installing a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive in bay 4, 5, 6, or 7 Some server models come with simple-swap SATA hard disk drives, which are accessible from the front of the server. Before you install a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive, read the following information: v You can install four simple-swap SATA hard disk drives in the server. v Install the drives in ascending order by bay number. Attention: Simple-swap hard disk drives are not hot-swappable. Disconnect all power from the server before removing or installing a simple-swap hard disk drive. Chapter 2. Installing options 33

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installing
hard
disk
drives.
See
the
ServeRAID
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD
for
additional
information
about
RAID
operation
and
complete
instructions
for
using
ServeRAID
Manager.
7.
If
you
are
installing
additional
hot-swap
hard
disk
drives,
do
so
now.
If
you
have
other
options
to
install
or
remove,
do
so
now;
otherwise
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
44.
IDs
for
hot-swap
hard
disk
drives
The
hot-swap-drive
backplane
controls
the
IDs
for
the
internal
hot-swap
drive
bays.
The
following
table
lists
the
IDs
for
the
hard
disk
drives
and
backplane
that
are
connected
to
one
channel
in
hot-swap
models.
In
the
typical
configuration,
the
standard
hard
disk
drives
and
backplane
are
connected
to
channel
A.
Device
ID
Drive
bay
4
0
Drive
bay
5
1
Drive
bay
6
2
Drive
bay
7
3
Installing
a
simple-swap
SATA
hard
disk
drive
in
bay
4,
5,
6,
or
7
Some
server
models
come
with
simple-swap
SATA
hard
disk
drives,
which
are
accessible
from
the
front
of
the
server.
Before
you
install
a
simple-swap
SATA
hard
disk
drive,
read
the
following
information:
v
You
can
install
four
simple-swap
SATA
hard
disk
drives
in
the
server.
v
Install
the
drives
in
ascending
order
by
bay
number.
Attention:
Simple-swap
hard
disk
drives
are
not
hot-swappable.
Disconnect
all
power
from
the
server
before
removing
or
installing
a
simple-swap
hard
disk
drive.
Chapter
2.
Installing
options
33