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Replacing System Fans
Removing a Fan
1.Remove the chassis cover.
2.Press the tabs on the sides of the fan to unlock and remove the fan and its housing. The fan's power connections will automatically detach.
3.System power does not need to be shut down since the fans are hot- pluggable.
Installing a New Fan
1.Replace the failed fan with an identical
2.Position the new fan into the space vacated by the failed fan previously removed. A "click" can be heard when the fan is fully installed in place and the power connections are made.
3.If the system power is on, the
6-4 Drive Bay Installation/Removal
Accessing the Drive Bays
SAS/SATA Drives: You do not need to access the inside of the chassis or remove power to replace or swap SAS/SATA drives. Proceed to the next step for instructions. You must use standard 1" high, SAS/SATA drives in the system.
Note: Refer to the following ftp site for setup guidelines: <ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/ driver/SAS/LSI/LSI_SAS_EmbMRAID_SWUG.pdf> and Supermicro's web site for additional inmformation < http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/>.
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
