Dell POWEREDGE M915 - Manual (Page 21)

Information Update
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Updates on Hard Drive Installation
• The PowerEdge M805 and M905 blades support one or two 2.5-inch SAS
hard-disk drives.
• The PowerEdge M710 blade supports one to four 2.5 inch SAS hard drives.
• The PowerEdge M610, M600 and M605 blades support one or two 2.5-
inch SATA hard drives, one or two 2.5-inch SAS hard drives,
or one or two solid-state disk (SSD) hard drives.
NOTE:
SAS and SATA hard drives cannot be mixed within a blade.
NOTE:
Hot-plug 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.
CAUTION:
To ensure proper airflow for cooling of the blade, each hard drive bay
must contain either an active hard drive or a drive blank.
Hard-Drive Installation Guidelines
• If a RAID controller storage card is installed, the blade supports hot-plug
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. Ensure 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-plug drive installation.
See the documentation supplied with your operating system.