Dell PowerEdge C8000 - Manual (Page 32)

32 Installing System Components
Installing a Sled Blank
Hold the blank with the guide rail facing forward. Slide the blank into the
enclosure until it is fully seated and the release latches snap into place. See
Figure 2-5.
Hard-Drives
The information in this section includes replacement procedures for the
following:
• Standard hard-drive carrier
• Flexible hard-drive carrier
• Expansion hard-drive carrier
Hard-Drive Configuration
The sled is equipped with a SAS expander to operate the drives in single port,
dual port, or expansion mode. In single port mode, the SAS expander board
supports 12 x 2.5 or 3.5-inch SAS/SATA/SSD hard-drives from a single cable
connection. In dual port mode, the SAS expander board supports 12 x 2.5 or
3.5-inch SAS hard-drives from a dual-cable connection. In expansion mode
(zoning/non-zoning), the SAS expander supports 24 x 2.5-inch SSD hard-
drives from a single-cable connection.