SUPER MICRO Computer 1.0a Checking the Drive Bay Setup, Checking the Drives, Checking the Airflow

SUPERSERVER 6016T-6RFT+/6016T-6RF+ User's Manual

2-7 Checking the Drive Bay Setup

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

Checking the Drives

1.All drives are accessable from the front of the server. The hard disk drives can be installed and removed from the front of the chassis without removing the top chassis cover.

2.A slim DVD-ROM drive should be preinstalled in your server. For servicing the DVD-ROM drive, you will need to remove the top chassis cover. Refer to Chapter 6 if you need to reinstall a DVD-ROM drive to the system.

3.Depending upon your system's configuration, your system may have one or more drives already installed. If you need to install hard drives, please refer to Chapter 6.

Checking the Airflow

1.Airflow is provided by five sets of 4-cm fans (each set of fans consists of two fans that are mounted back to back). The system component layout was carefully designed to direct sufficient cooling airflow to the components that generate the most heat.

2.Note that all power and data cables have been routed in such a way that they do not block the airflow generated by the fans.

Providing Power

1.The last thing you must do is to provide input power to the system. Plug the power cord from the power supply module into a high-quality power strip that offers protection from electrical noise and power surges.

2.It is recommended that you use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) source.

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