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Installing, drive, Removing, assembly

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Installing a drive in the rear hard disk drive cage The following notes describe the types of hard disk drives that the server supports and other information that you must consider when you install a hard disk drive: v The server supports two 25.4 mm (1-inch), slim, 3.5-inch non-hot-swap hard disk drives. v The server does not support hot-swap hard disk drives. v The server comes with a front hard disk drive cage and a rear hard disk drive cage. In the standard configuration, the server comes with a hard disk drive in the front drive cage. You can install an additional hard disk drive in the rear drive cage. The rear drive cage is adjacent to the power supply. v A non-hot-swap hard disk drive does not require a backplane or tray, and it does not have indicator LEDs. However, you must install the drive in either the front or rear drive cage that comes with the server. v The front hard disk drive cage is under the CD or DVD drive assembly. Therefore, you must remove the CD or DVD drive assembly to access the front hard disk drive cage. If you decide to replace the hard disk drive in the front drive cage, follow the instructions in "Replacing the front hard disk drive" on page 36. v You can install either two SAS hard disk drives or two SATA hard disk drives in the server. The server does not support combining SAS and SATA drives in the same configuration. Operating the server with an unsupported hard disk drive configuration might cause unpredictable results. For a list of supported drives for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. v If you install only one hard disk drive, for faster startup, install it in the primary startup device location; that is, the front drive cage. If you install a second hard disk drive, install it in the rear drive cage. v You do not have to set any jumpers or switches on the hard disk drives before you install the drives in the server. Removing the rear hard disk drive cage assembly Before you can install a hard disk drive in the rear hard disk drive cage or remove a drive from this drive cage, you must first remove this drive cage from the server. To remove the rear hard disk drive cage assembly, complete the following steps. Rear hard disk drive cage Retention latch 30 System x3455 Types 7984 and 7986: User's Guide

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Installing
a
drive
in
the
rear
hard
disk
drive
cage
The
following
notes
describe
the
types
of
hard
disk
drives
that
the
server
supports
and
other
information
that
you
must
consider
when
you
install
a
hard
disk
drive:
v
The
server
supports
two
25.4
mm
(1-inch),
slim,
3.5-inch
non-hot-swap
hard
disk
drives.
v
The
server
does
not
support
hot-swap
hard
disk
drives.
v
The
server
comes
with
a
front
hard
disk
drive
cage
and
a
rear
hard
disk
drive
cage.
In
the
standard
configuration,
the
server
comes
with
a
hard
disk
drive
in
the
front
drive
cage.
You
can
install
an
additional
hard
disk
drive
in
the
rear
drive
cage.
The
rear
drive
cage
is
adjacent
to
the
power
supply.
v
A
non-hot-swap
hard
disk
drive
does
not
require
a
backplane
or
tray,
and
it
does
not
have
indicator
LEDs.
However,
you
must
install
the
drive
in
either
the
front
or
rear
drive
cage
that
comes
with
the
server.
v
The
front
hard
disk
drive
cage
is
under
the
CD
or
DVD
drive
assembly.
Therefore,
you
must
remove
the
CD
or
DVD
drive
assembly
to
access
the
front
hard
disk
drive
cage.
If
you
decide
to
replace
the
hard
disk
drive
in
the
front
drive
cage,
follow
the
instructions
in
“Replacing
the
front
hard
disk
drive”
on
page
36.
v
You
can
install
either
two
SAS
hard
disk
drives
or
two
SATA
hard
disk
drives
in
the
server.
The
server
does
not
support
combining
SAS
and
SATA
drives
in
the
same
configuration.
Operating
the
server
with
an
unsupported
hard
disk
drive
configuration
might
cause
unpredictable
results.
For
a
list
of
supported
drives
for
the
server,
see
v
If
you
install
only
one
hard
disk
drive,
for
faster
startup,
install
it
in
the
primary
startup
device
location;
that
is,
the
front
drive
cage.
If
you
install
a
second
hard
disk
drive,
install
it
in
the
rear
drive
cage.
v
You
do
not
have
to
set
any
jumpers
or
switches
on
the
hard
disk
drives
before
you
install
the
drives
in
the
server.
Removing
the
rear
hard
disk
drive
cage
assembly
Before
you
can
install
a
hard
disk
drive
in
the
rear
hard
disk
drive
cage
or
remove
a
drive
from
this
drive
cage,
you
must
first
remove
this
drive
cage
from
the
server.
To
remove
the
rear
hard
disk
drive
cage
assembly,
complete
the
following
steps.
Retention latch
Rear hard disk
drive cage
30
System
x3455
Types
7984
and
7986:
User’s
Guide