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Installing and Removing a Hard Disk Drive
Up to three hard drives of one of the following types can be installed, depending on the hard drive installation option used in your server chassis and the drives supported by your server board.
1Three fixed SATA drives or three fixed SCSI drives if the fixed drive kit is installed.
2Three
3Three
NOTE: The Altos R510 does not support all hard drives. Contact your local Acer dealer for details of supported hardware.
Installing a Fixed SATA Hard Disk Drive
Use these instructions only if you have installed the fixed drive kit.
CAUTION:Fixed drives are NOT hot swappable. Before removing or replacing the drive, you must first take the server out of service, turn off all peripheral devices connected to the system, turn off the system by pressing the power button, and unplug the AC power cord from the system or wall outlet.
1Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this book. See “Safety Information.”
2Power down the server and unplug all peripheral devices and the AC power cable.
3Remove the front bezel if it is installed. For instructions, see “Removing and Installing the Front Bezel.”
4Remove the chassis cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Chassis Cover.”
5Press the latch on the back of the fixed drive carrier and slide it out of the bay. See letter “A” in the figure below to identify the latch at the rear of the carrier.
