Inch Disk Cage - NEC Express5800 User Manual

3.5-inch Disk Cage

Installing an optional 3.5-inch disk cage (N8154-25) in another bay allows the server to be equipped
with up to eight hard disk drives. Hard disk drives are not installed in the disk cage. Purchase them
additionally.
IMPORTANT:
Use the hard disk drives authorized by NEC. Installing a third-party
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hard disk drive may cause a failure of the server as well as the hard
disk drive. Purchase hard disk drives of the following models:
– N8150-208A (160GB, 7,200 rpm, SATA2/300)
– N8150-209A (250GB, 7,200 rpm, SATA2/300)
– N8150-274 (500GB, 7,200 rpm, SATA2/300)
– N8150-263 (1TB, 7,200 rpm, SATA2/300)
– N8150-278 (2TB, 7,200 rpm, SATA2/300)
When using the server with two disk cages installed, an optional
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RAID Controller (N8103-129/130) is required.
A hard disk drive having thickness of about 1 inch (25.4 mm) can be installed to each of the four
slots in the disk cage. PORT4 to PORT7 are assigned in the order from bottom to top of additional
3.5-inch disk cage.
Additional 3.5-inch disk cage
PORT4 through PORT7
are equipped with dummy
trays.
IMPORTANT:
from PORT0 or PORT4 (the bottom slot of the cage). If you start filling
from PORT3 (or PORT7) or skip filling the intermediate slot, the
indication of access lamp will be incorrect.
Fill the slots with hard disk drives sequentially starting
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PORT7
PORT6
PORT5
PORT4
PORT3
PORT2
PORT1
PORT0