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Chapter 3: Chassis Components
Chapter 3
Chassis Components
3-1 Overview
This chapter describes the most common components included with your chassis.
Some components listed may not be included or compatible with your particular
chassis model. For more information, see the installation instructions detailed later
in this manual.
3-2 Components
Chassis
The SC827 chassis includes twelve hot-swappable hard drive bays. For more
information, visit our Web site at: http://www.supermicro.com.
Backplane
Each SC827 chassis comes equipped with either a SAS-827B or SAS-827T back-
plane. For more information regarding compatible backplanes, view the appendices
found at the end of this manual.
Fans
The SC827 chassis accepts four system fans. System fans for the SC827 chassis
are powered from the motherboards or the HDD backplane. On SC827H model
chassis, the two fans on each side are controlled by two motherboards, so that
when one of the motherboard nodes is removed, the second motherboard will
continue to control both fans. In the SC827T chassis, each fan is controlled by one
motherboard, so if a motherboard drawer is removed, the fan associated with that
motherboard will not continue to operate.
Mounting Rails
The SC827 includes a set of quick-release rails, and can be placed in a rack for
secure storage and use. To setup your rack, follow the step-by-step instructions
included in this manual.
