Dell PowerEdge M820 Owner's Manual

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Table 1. Supported Hard-Drive/Controller Card/Drive Backplane ConfigurationsNumberof Drives Drive Population Storage Controller CardType Installed Drive Backplane InstalledDrive Bay0 Drive Bay 1 MiniPERCCARDConnectorPCIeEXTENDERConnectorSystem BoardBackplaneConnector J_BP0System BoardBackplaneConnector J_BP1Four Two SAShard drivesTwo SAShard drivesStoragecontrollercard- SAS drive backplane with four driveslotsFour Two SAShard drivesTwo PCIeSSDsStoragecontrollercardPCIeextendercardSAS hard-drivebackplane withtwo drive slotsPCIe SSDbackplane withtwo drive slotsTwo Two SAShard drives- Storagecontrollercard- SAS hard-drivebackplane withtwo drive slots-NOTE: The SAS drive backplane with four drive slots is installed on the system board connectorslabeled J_BP0 and J_BP1.NOTE: SAS hard-drive backplane (with two drive slots) for drives installed in drive bay 0 is installedon the system board connector labeled J_BP0. The PCIe SSD backplane (with two drive slots) forPCIe SSDs is installed on the system board connector labeled J_BP1.NOTE: To locate J_BP0, J_BP1, MiniPERC CARD, and the PCIe EXTENDER connectors on thesystem board, see System Board Connectors.Removing A Hard Drive/PCIe SSDCAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should onlyperform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or asdirected by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that isnot authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructionsthat came with the product.NOTE: Not all operating systems support hot-swappable drive installation. See the documentationsupplied with your operating system.1. Take the hard drive/PCIe SSD offline and wait until the indicator codes on the drive carrier signal thatthe drive may be removed safely.When all indicators are off, the drive is ready for removal.See your operating system documentation for more information on taking the drive offline.2. Open the hard-drive/PCIe SSD carrier handle to release the drive.3. Slide the hard drive/PCIe SSD out until it is free of the drive bay.If you are permanently removing the hard drive/PCIe SSD, install a blank insert.31