Supermicro

SC835X Chassis Manual

Installing the Optional Slim DVD Drive

The chassis supports a slim DVD drive just under the control panel.

1. Power down the system as described in Section 5-2. and remove the cover.

2. If a new front port panel is not being installed, remove the mini-bezel from the drive bay The mini-bezel is the small grating that covers the drive bay.

Remove this by simply pulling it out of the bay.

If a new front port panel is being installed, remove the old drive by depressing the release tab, then pulling the drive out of the chassis.

3. Insert the new drive unit in the slot until the tab locks into place.

4. Connect the data and power cables to the backplane and, if necessary, motherboard.

Figure 5-5. Installing the Slim DVD Drive

Using the 5.25" Full--Height Bays

The two horizontal drive bays can be filled with:

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Additional hard disk drives, each tray housing either one 3.5" drive or two 2.5" drives using an optional bracket

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Peripheral drives, such as DVD, CD or floppy drives

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Eight 2.5" hot-swap hard disk drives in a mobile rack (SCM28)

The vertically oriented 3.5" bay near the center front can also house a drive.

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