Owners Manual
Installing the SATADOM
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instruction section.
2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3 Remove the cooling shroud before installing SATADOM.
NOTE: Dell EMC recommends that you do not modify the SATADOM Read/Write default setting.
Steps
1 Press the lock release on the SATADOM, and plug the SATADOM into the preferred SATADOM connector on the system board.
NOTE: The preferred SATADOM connector is SATA9 and is indicated in blue. You can also use the SATA8 connector
that is indicated in black.
2 Plug the power cable into the SATADOM TBU power connector on the system board.
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
Related links
Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
After working inside your system
Hard drives
Your system supports the following:
Four hard-drive
systems
One 2.5-inch SATA SSD and up to three 3.5-inch hot-swappable SAS HDD, SATA HDD
The hot-swappable hard drives connect to the system board through the hard-drive backplane. Hot-swappable hard drives are supplied in
hot-swappable hard-drive carriers that t in the hard-drive slots.
CAUTION
: Before attempting to remove or install a hot-swappable hard drive while the system is running, see the documentation
for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is congured correctly to support hot-swap hard drive removal
and insertion.
CAUTION: Do not turn o or reboot your system while the hard drive is being formatted. Doing so can cause a hard drive
failure.
NOTE: Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard-drive backplane.
When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be completed. Be aware that high-capacity hard drives can take
several hours to format.
Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier
Prerequisites
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2 If installed, remove the front bezel.
3 Using the management software, prepare the hard drive for removal. For more information, see the documentation for the storage
controller.
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