User`s guide

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Altix
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XE210 User’s Guide
Peripheral Devices
The server system provides locations and hardware for installing hard drives and a DVD-
ROM drive. The drives must be purchased separately. The following figure shows the
available options.
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Figure 12. Optical and Hard Drive Bays
Hard Disk Drives
The server system ships with three drive carriers for installing three SAS or Serial ATA
(SATA) hot-swap drives.
For instructions on installing hard drives, see “Installing and Removing a Hot-swap Hard
Drive”.
Note: Drives can consume up to 17 watts of power each. Drives must be specified to run at a
maximum ambient temperature of 45C.
The SGI Altix XE210 server does not support all SAS or SATA hard drives. Contact your
SGI representative for a list of compatible drives.
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A B
D C
A. Slimline optical drive bay (drive not
included)
B. Control panel
C. Hard Drive Status LEDs
D. Hard drive bays (drives not included)