Lenovo System x3500 M4 - Installing a 3.5-Inch Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive

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Hard disk
drive
assembly
Filler panel
Release
latch
Drive
handle
Figure36.Hot-swapharddiskdriveinstallation
Notes:
1.Afteryouinstalltheharddiskdrive,checkthediskdrivestatusLEDstoverifythatthehard
diskdriveisoperatingcorrectly.IftheyellowharddiskdrivestatusLEDislitcontinuously,that
driveisfaultyandmustbereplaced.IfthegreenharddiskdriveactivityLEDisflashing,the
driveisbeingaccessed.
2.IftheserverisconfiguredforRAIDoperationthroughanoptionalServeRAIDadapter,you
mighthavetoreconfigureyourdiskarraysafteryouinstallharddiskdrives.SeetheServeRAID
documentationontheLenovoServeRAIDSupportCDforadditionalinformationaboutRAID
operationandcompleteinstructionsforusingServeRAIDmanager.
Step7.Closethebezel(see“Closingthebezelmediadoor”onpage183).
Step8.Locktheleft-sidecover.
Installinga3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrive
Usethisinformationtoinstalla3.5-inchhot-swapSAS/SATAharddiskdrive.
Beforeinstallinga3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrive,readthefollowinginformation:
•Inspectthedrivetrayforsignsofdamage.
•Tomaintainpropersystemcooling,donotoperatetheserverformorethan10minuteswithouteithera
driveorafillerpanelinstalledineachdrivebay.
•Youdonothavetoturnofftheservertoinstallhot-swapdrivesinthehot-swapdrivebays.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagev
and“Installationguidelines”onpage35.
Toinstalla3.5-inchhot-swapSAS/SATAharddiskdrive,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Unlocktheleft-sidecover.
Note:Youmustunlocktheleft-sidecovertoopenorremovethebezel.Whenyoulocktheleft-side
cover,itlocksboththecoverandthebezel.
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