Dell PowerEdge M710HD - Manual (Page 267)

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Hard Drives
• PowerEdge M915 supports two 2.5 inch SAS or SSD hard-disk drives.
• PowerEdge M910 supports up to two 2.5 inch SAS, SATA, or solid-state
disk (SSD) hard drives.
• PowerEdge M905 and M805 support one or two 2.5 inch SAS hard-disk
drives.
• PowerEdge M710 supports one to four 2.5 inch SAS hard drives.
• PowerEdge M710HD supports one or two 2.5 inch SAS or SSD hard drives.
• PowerEdge M610, M610x, M605, and M600 support one or two 2.5 inch
SATA hard drives, one or two 2.5 inch SAS hard drives, or one or two SSD
hard drives.
NOTE: SAS and SATA hard drives cannot be mixed within a blade.
NOTE: Hot-swap operation is supported if an optional RAID controller card is
installed.
NOTE: SATA hard drives are not hot swappable with the SATA repeater
daughter card.
Hard Drive Installation Guidelines
• If a RAID controller storage card is installed, the blade supports hot-
swappable drive removal and installation.
• If less than the maximum number of hard drives are installed, hard-drive
blanks must be installed to maintain proper cooling airflow.
Installing a Hard Drive
NOTE: When a replacement hot-swappable hard drive is installed and the blade is
powered on, the hard drive automatically begins to rebuild. Make absolutely sure
that the replacement hard drive is blank or contains data that you wish to have
over-written. Any data on the replacement hard drive is immediately lost after the
hard drive is installed.
NOTE: Not all operating systems support hot-swappable drive installation. See the
documentation supplied with your operating system.
1 Open the hard-drive carrier handle. See Figure 3-56.