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ASUS ESC4000A-E11
2.4 Hard disk drives
The ESC4000-E11 system supports 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch SATA/SAS hard disk drives, or U.2
drives.
1. Press the spring lock.
2. Pull the tray lever outwards to remove
the drive tray.
3. Prepare the SATA/SAS HDD then place
the 3.5” storage device into the tray until
it clicks into place.
4. Push the drive tray and HDD assembly
all the way into the depth of the bay
until the tray lever and spring lock clicks
and secures the drive tray in place.
2.4.1 Installing the 3.5-inch SATA HDD/SAS HDD
When installed, the SATA/SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATA/SAS
interface on the backplane.
The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge.
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to install the other SATA/SAS HDDs.