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5038AD-I User's Manual
6-4 Installing Drives
Warning: 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/ les/
storage/SBB-HDDCompList.pdf
The standard con guration includes two 5.25" drive bays, four 2.5" drive bays, and
six combination bays that can house either 3.5" or 2.5" drives.
Each 5.25" bay can be con gured to accept a removable media drive, such as
DVD, or a storage device, such as a 3.5" HDD, 2.5" HDD, or solid state drive.
The four 2.5" bays are housed in a removable cage.
Two additional removable cages can each accomodate three 2.5" or 3.5" drives.
Figure 6-4. Drive Bays
Cage for
Four 2.5"
Drives
Combo
Cage for
Three
Drives
5.25' Bays
Combo
Cage for
Three
Drives
Installing a DVD Drive in the 5.25" Drive Bay
Replace a drive tray with a DVD drive.
1. Open the chassis left side cover.
2. Locate and press the release tab for the drive tray where you want to place
the DVD drive.