SUPER MICRO Computer 5014C-MF user manual Checking the Drive Bay Setup, Accessing the drive bays

Chapter 2: Server Installation

2-6 Checking the Drive Bay Setup

Next, you should check to make sure the peripheral drives and the Serial ATA drives and Serial ATA backplane have been properly installed and all essential connections have been made.

1. Accessing the drive bays

To access the internal hard drives, you will need to remove the top chassis cover. See step 1 in the previous section for instructions on removing the top chassis cover.

2. Check the hard disk drive

Depending upon your system's confi guration, your system may have an IDE or Serial ATA drive already installed. If you need to install an IDE or Serial ATA drive, please refer to the appropriate section in Chapter 6.

3. Check the airflow

Airfl ow is provided by a single 10-cm blower fan. The system component layout was carefully designed to promote suffi cient airfl ow through the small 1U rackmount space. Also note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airfl ow generated by the fans.

4. Supplying power to the system

The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system. Plug the power cord from the power supply unit into a high-quality power strip that offers protec- tion from electrical noise and power surges. It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

2-11