Removal and replacement procedures 40
Hard drives
The four lower drive bays can accommodate 3.5-inch non-hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drives. The
following drive capacities are supported.
• Non-hot-plug SAS HDD – 146-, 300-, 400-, and 450-GB
• Non-hot-plug SATA HDD – 160-, 250-, 500-, and 750-GB; 1-TB
IMPORTANT: SAS hard drives require that you also install a SAS controller board. This board
should be installed in the full-height/full-length PCIe Gen1 x8 expansion slot. For more information
about installing the SAS controller board, see
page 53.
To install a hard drive:
1. Perform the pre-installation procedure.
2. Remove the HDD EMI shield.
a. Loosen the HDD EMI shield thumbscrew (1).
b. Slide the shield slightly to the right to release the shield tabs (2), and then pull it away from
the chassis (
3).
3. Do one of the following:
○ If you intend to replace an old hard drive, proceed to step 4.
○ If you intend to install an additional hard drive, proceed to step 5.
