Note:Youmustunlocktheleft-sidecovertoopenorremovethebezel.Whenyoulocktheleft-side
cover,itlocksboththecoverandthebezel.
Step2.Openthebezel(see“Removingthebezel”onpage184).
Step3.Removethefillerpanel,ifoneispresent.
Step4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthediskdrivetoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceon
theserver;then,removethediskdrivefromthepackageandplaceitonastatic-protectivesurface.
Step5.Makesurethatthedrivehandleisopenedbypressingthelatch.
Step6.Carefullyslidethedriveassemblyintothedrivebayuntilthedrivesnapsintoplace.
1
2
Handle
Latch
3.5-inch hot-swap
hard disk drive
3.5-inch filler panel
Figure123.Hot-swapharddiskdriveinstallation
Step7.Rotatethedrivehandletotheclosedposition.
Step8.Checktheharddiskdrivestatusindicatortomakesurethattheharddiskdriveisoperating
correctly.Afteryoureplaceafailedharddiskdrive,thegreenactivityLEDflashesasthediskspins
up.TheyellowLEDturnsoffafterapproximately1minute.Ifthenewdrivestartstorebuild,the
yellowLEDflashesslowly,andthegreenactivityLEDremainslitduringtherebuildprocess.Ifthe
yellowLEDremainslit,seethe“Harddiskdriveproblems”onpage147
formoreinformation.
Note:Youmighthavetoreconfigurethediskarraysafteryouinstallharddiskdrives.Seethe
RAIDdocumentationontheLenovowebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/supportforinformation
aboutRAIDadapters.
Step9.Closethebezel(see“Closingthebezeldoor”onpage181).
Step10.Locktheleft-sidecover.
Removinga3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrive
Usethisinformationtoremovea3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrive.
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