Chapter 5: Chassis Setup and Maintenance

Dummy Drive

Drive Tray

Figure 5-4: Chassis Drive Tray

The drives are mounted in drive trays to simplify their installation and removal from the chassis. These trays also help promote proper airflow for the drive bays.

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Warning: Except for short periods of time while swapping hard drives, do not operate the server with the hard drives bays empty.

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Figure 5-5: Removing Dummy Drive from Tray

Installing a Drive into the Hard Drive Tray

1.Remove the screws (2) holding the drive to the tray.

2.Remove the drive from the tray.

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SUPER MICRO Computer sc827 user manual Dummy Drive Drive Tray, Installing a Drive into the Hard Drive Tray