AMD Athlon MP 2200+ Server Roundup - September 2002

Because of the two front-mounted power supplies (the power cable still plugs into the rear of the chassis), there is only room for two removable 3.5" drive bays. The system we received was configured for use with SCSI drives but you can order an IDE version of the server as well. You can also configure the server to only have a single power supply which grants you an internal 3.5" drive bay for a hard drive if the two external bays don't cut it.

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The removable drive bays are not incredibly user friendly as the metal handles tend to cut into your skin if you're not too careful.

Once the drive bay is out you can install a 80-pin SCA SCSI drive or regular IDE drive (provided you have the IDE version of the server) by mounting it in the bay using up to three screws on each side. As was the case with Appro's 1124, there's a slimline CD-ROM drive above the two drive bays.