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Internal Drive Bays (Disk-Array Models) Internal drives are installed in bays. The bays are numbered 1 through 10. Cover plates (sometimes called bezels ) cover the front of some installed drives. If you install a drive that uses removable m
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Internal Drive Bays (Disk-Array Models)
Internal drives are installed in bays. The bays are numbered 1 through 10.
Cover plates (sometimes called bezels ) cover the front of some installed drives. If you install a drive that uses removable media (diskette, optical disc, or tape), you might need to remove or change the cover plate.
Bays 1-6 are for 3.5-inch hot-swappable hard disk drives. Bay 7 has a preinstalled SCSI CD-ROM drive. Bays 8 and 9 are for 3.5-inch diskette interface devices, such as a diskette drive or a tape backup unit that uses the diskette cable.
The system board in the server supports a maximum of two diskette interface devices. You can install a second 3.5-inch diskette interface device in bay 9. Bay 10 is for a 3.5-inch hard disk drive only. Be sure the screw holes in the device line up with the screw holes in bay.
Disk-array models are supplied with a 2-drop SCSI cable.
The following table shows the widths, types, and maximum heights for the drives that you can install in each bay.
Table 2. Maximum Allowable Drive Sizes (Disk-Array Models)
| Bay | Drive Width | Drive Type | Max Drive Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | 3.5 inch | Hard Disk | 41.3 mm (1.6 inches) |
| 7 | 5.25-inch | CD-ROM | 41.3mm (1.6 inches) |
| 8,9 | 3.5-inch | Diskette(1) | 25.4mm (1 inch) |
| 10 | 3.5-inch | Hard Disk | 25.4mm (1 inch), with a drive in bay 9. 41.3mm (1.6 inches) with no drive bay in bay 9. |
(1) Or a drive that connects to the diskette cable. Be sure the holes in the drive align with the drive housing.
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