Intel SC5650BCDP User Manual

peripherals can be up to 9 inches (228.6 mm) deep. As a guideline, the maximum 
recommended power per device is 17W. Thermal performance of specific devices must be 
verified to ensure compliance to the manufacturer’s specifications.  

The 5.25-in peripherals can be inserted and removed without tools from the front of the chassis 
after taking off the access cover and removing the front bezel. The peripheral bay utilizes visual 
guide holes to correctly line up the position of peripheral drives. Locking slide levers push 
retaining pins into the drive to hold the drive securely in the bay. EMI shield panels are installed 
and should be retained in unused 5.25-in bays to ensure proper cooling and EMI conformance. 

The peripheral bays are covered with plastic snap-in cosmetic pieces that must be removed to 
add peripherals to the system. Control panel buttons and lights are located along the right side 
of the peripheral bays. 

Note: Use caution when approaching the maximum level of integration for the 5.25-in drive 
bays. Power consumption of the devices integrated needs must be carefully considered to 
ensure that the maximum power levels of the power supply are not exceeded.  

5.3  Hot Swap Hard Disk Drive Bays 

The system can support either an active SAS/SATA or a passive SAS/SATA backplane. The 
backplanes provide platform support for hot-swap SAS or SATA hard drives. For more 
information about SAS/SATA Hot Swap Backplane (HSBP), please refer to the Intel

The passive backplane acts as a “pass-through” for the SAS/SATA data from the drives to the 
SAS/SATA controller on the baseboard or a SAS/SATA controller add-in card. It provides the 
physical requirements for the hot-swap capabilities. The active backplane has a built-in SAS 
controller that requires a SAS controller on the baseboard or a SAS add-in card for 
communication. The active SAS/SATA backplane reduces the number of required cables by 
using only two SAS/SATA connectors to drive up to six hard drives.  

When the hot swap drive bay is installed, a bi-color hard drive LED is located on each drive 
carrier to indicate specific drive failure or activity. For pedestal systems, these LEDs are visible 
upon opening the front bezel door.  

5.3.1 

Fixed Hard Drive Bay 

Intel

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 Server System SC5650BCDP comes with a removable hard drive bay that can accept up 

to six cabled 3.5-in x 1-in hard drives. Power requirements for each individual hard drive may 
limit the maximum number of drives that can be integrated into an Intel

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 Server System 

SC5650BCDP. The drive bay is designed to allow adequate airflow between drives, and no 
additional cooling fan is required. Drives must be installed in the order of slot 1, 3, 5 first 
(skipping slots) to ensure proper cooling. The drive bay is secured with a tool-less retention 
mechanism. 
 

Note: The hard drive bay must be pushed forward or removed to install the server board.