User guide

Hardware options installation 41
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Hard drives must be SFF types.
• Drives should be the same capacity to provide the greatest storage space efficiency when drives are
grouped together into the same drive array.
Removing hard drive blanks
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all bays
are populated with either a component or a blank.
Removing hard drive bezel blanks
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all bays
are populated with either a component or a blank.
To remove the component:
1. Remove hard drives 1 and 2 ("Removing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive" on page 42).
2. Remove the hard drive bezel blank.