Lenovo System x3250 M4 - Removing the Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drive Backplate Assembly; Replacing the Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drive Backplate Assembly

Step5.Reconnectthepowercordandanycablesthatyouremoved.
Step6.Turnonallattacheddevicesandtheserver.
Ifyouhavereplacedaservercomponentorinstalledanoptionaldeviceintheserver,youneedtoreconnect
thepowercordsandallexternalcables,andturnontheserverandperipheraldevices.
Removingthesimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplateassembly
Usethisinformationtoremovethesimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplateassembly.
Youmustturnofftheserverbeforeinstallingsimple-swapdrivesintheserver.Beforeyouinstalla
simple-swapSASorSATAharddiskdrive,readthefollowinginformation.Foralistofsupportedharddisk
drives,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage33.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Toremovethesimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplateassembly,completethefollowingsteps:
Guide channels
Step1.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectallpowercords.
Step2.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage131).
Step3.Pulltheharddiskdrivesorfillersoutoftheserverslightlytodisengagethemfromthebackplate
assembly.See“Removingasimple-swapharddiskdrive”onpage145fordetails.
Step4.Toobtainmoreworkingroom,removethefans(see“Removingasystemfan”onpage159).
Step5.Pulltheharddiskdrivesoutoftheserverslightlytodisengagethemfromthebackplateassembly.
Step6.Liftthebackplateassemblyoutoftheserver.
Step7.Makenoteofwherethecablesareattachedtothebackplateassembly;then,disconnectthem.
Step8.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthebackplateassembly,followallpackaginginstructions,anduse
anypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Replacingthesimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplateassembly
Usethisinformationtoreplacethesimple-swapharddiskdrivebackplateassembly.
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