Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive
Use this information to install a simple-swap hard disk drive.
About this task
Some server models support 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives that are
accessible from the front of the server. You must turn off the server before
installing simple-swap drives in the server. Before you install a simple-swap SATA
hard disk drive, read the following information.
v Make sure that the devices that you are installing are supported. For a list of
supported optional devices for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/
info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.
v Locate the documentation that comes with the hard disk drive and follow those
instructions in addition to the instructions in this chapter.
v Make sure that you have all the cables and other equipment that are specified in
the documentation that comes with the drive.
v Select the bay in which you want to install the drive.
v Check the instructions that come with the drive to determine whether you have
to set any switches or jumpers on the drive. If you are installing a SATA device,
be sure to set the SATA ID for that device.
v You can install up to four 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives in the
server. Do not install hot-swap drives into a simple-swap server model, it is not
supported.
v The sequence for installing the hard disk drives is to install the drives starting
from bay 0, 1, 2, and 3.
v Simple-swap models of the server do not support the Hypervisor USB flash
device and the installation of the SAS/SATA riser card is not supported.
v The simple-swap server models are available only in non-RAID configurations.
v The electromagnetic interference (EMI) integrity and cooling of the server are
protected by having all bays and PCI and PCI Express slots covered or occupied.
When you install a drive, PCI, or PCI Express adapter, save the EMC shield and
filler panel from the bay or PCI or PCI Express adapter slot cover in the event
that you later remove the device.
To install a 2.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drive, complete the following
steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on “Safety” on page v and “Installation
guidelines” on page 43.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables.
3. Remove the filler panel from the empty drive bay.
4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the drive to any unpainted
metal surface on the server; then, remove the drive from the package and place
it on a static-protective surface.
5. Install the hard disk drive in the drive bay:
a. Grasp the black drive handle and slide the blue release latch to the right
and align the drive assembly with the guide rails in the bay.
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