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

Step2.Openthebezel(see“Openingthebezelmediadoor”onpage38).
Step3.Removethefillerpanel,ifoneispresent.
Step4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthediskdrivetoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceon
theserver;then,removethediskdrivefromthepackageandplaceitonastatic-protectivesurface.
Step5.Makesurethatthedrivetrayhandleisintheopenposition.
Step6.Alignthedriveassemblywiththeguiderailsinthebay;then,carefullyslidethedriveassemblyinto
thedrivebayuntilthedrivesnapsintoplace.
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
000000
000000
000000
000000
000000
000000
000000
00000
00000
00000
00000
000
000
00000
00000
00000
00000
Drive tray
Hot-swap
hard disk drive
Release
latch
Figure37.Hot-swapharddiskdriveinstallation
Step7.Rotatethedrivetrayhandletotheclosedposition.
Step8.Checktheharddiskdrivestatusindicatortomakesurethattheharddiskdriveisoperating
correctly.Afteryoureplaceafailedharddiskdrive,thegreenactivityLEDflashesasthediskspins
up.TheyellowLEDturnsoffafterapproximately1minute.Ifthenewdrivestartstorebuild,the
yellowLEDflashesslowly,andthegreenactivityLEDremainslitduringtherebuildprocess.Ifthe
yellowLEDremainslit,seethe“Harddiskdriveproblems”onpage149
formoreinformation.
Note:Youmighthavetoreconfigurethediskarraysafteryouinstallharddiskdrives.Seethe
RAIDdocumentationontheLenovowebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/supportforinformation
aboutRAIDadapters.
Ifyouhaveotherdevicestoinstallorremove,dosonow.
Installinga3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrive
Usethisinformationtoinstalla3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrive.
Beforeinstallinga3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrive,readthefollowinginformation:
•Inspectthedrivetrayforsignsofdamage.
•Tomaintainpropersystemcooling,donotoperatetheserverformorethan10minuteswithouteithera
driveorafillerpanelinstalledineachdrivebay.
56Systemx3500M4InstallationandServiceGuide