Lenovo System x3250 M5 - Installing a Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drive

c.Gentlypushthedriveintothebayuntilthedrivestops.
d.Rotatethetrayhandletotheclosed(locked)position.
e.ChecktheharddiskdrivestatusLEDtoverifythattheharddiskdriveisoperatingcorrectly.If
theyellowharddiskdrivestatusLEDofadriveislitcontinuously,thatdriveisfaultyandmust
bereplaced.IfthegreenharddiskdriveactivityLEDisflashing,thedriveisbeingaccessed.
Note:IftheserverisconfiguredforRAIDoperationusingaServeRAIDadapter,youmight
havetoreconfigureyourdiskarraysafteryouinstallharddiskdrives.SeetheServeRAID
adapterdocumentationforadditionalinformationaboutRAIDoperationandcomplete
instructionsforusingtheServeRAIDadapter.
Step4.Ifyouareinstallingadditionalhot-swapharddiskdrives,dosonow.
Ifyouhaveotherdevicestoinstall,dosonow.Otherwise,goto“Completingtheinstallation”onpage78.
Installingasimple-swapharddiskdrive
Usethisinformationtoinstallasimple-swapharddiskdrive.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage31.
Ifyouareinstallinganoptionaldeviceintheserver,youneedtoslidetheserveroutfromtherackenclosure,
turnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Toinstallasimple-swapharddiskdrive,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Removethefillerpanelfromtheemptydrivebay.
Step2.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthedrivetoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthe
server;then,removethedrivefromthepackageandplaceitonastatic-protectivesurface.
Step3.Installtheharddiskdriveinthedrivebay:
a.Grasptheblackdrivehandleandslidethebluereleaselatchtotherightandalignthedrive
assemblywiththeguiderailsinthebay.
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Figure45.2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdriveinstallation
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