Intel MB440LX Scsi Backplane and Drives Hot-swapping and Configuring, Tools and Supplies You Need

SCSI Backplane and Drives: 5

Hot-swapping and Configuring

This chapter tells how to configure the SCSI backplane and install hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives.

Warnings and Cautions

Before you remove the system covers to work inside it, observe the warnings and cautions provided for your safety on page 3, “Safety Guidelines.”

System integration should be done by technically qualified personnel.

Tools and Supplies You Need

∙Phillips (cross-head) screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit)

∙Jumper removal tool

∙Pen or pencil

∙Antistatic wrist strap (recommended)

Hot-docking Bays

The plastic front door covers a removable metal door that is secured to the chassis with two screws. Plastic drive carriers for 3.5-inch wide by 1-inch high drives allow easy hot-swapping of drives without shutting down the system.

The upper and lower bay each have a separate backplane. Each backplane uses industry standard 80-pin SCA connectors to support up to five industry standard wide/fast-20 SCSI III SCA hard disk drives. The bays accept peripherals that consume up to 11 watts of power and run at a maximum ambient temperature of 65 °C.

By installing an RPX board and appropriate software on the system board and SCSI hard disk drives in the hot-docking bays, you can easily set up Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) applications.

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