Step1.Unlocktheleft-sidecover.
Note:Youmustunlocktheleft-sidecovertoopenorremovethebezel.Whenyoulocktheleft-side
cover,itlocksboththecoverandthebezel.
Step2.Openthebezel(see“Openingthebezeldoor”onpage47).
Step3.Removethefillerpanel,ifoneispresent.
Step4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthediskdrivetoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceon
theserver;then,removethediskdrivefromthepackageandplaceitonastatic-protectivesurface.
Step5.Makesurethatthedrivetrayhandleisintheopenposition.
Step6.Alignthedriveassemblywiththeguiderailinthebay;then,carefullyslidethedriveassemblyinto
thedrivebayuntilthedrivesnapsintoplace.
1
2
Handle
Latch
3.5-inch hot-swap
hard disk drive
3.5-inch filler panel
Figure60.Hot-swapharddiskdriveinstallation
Step7.Rotatethedrivetrayhandletotheclosedposition.
Step8.Checktheharddiskdrivestatusindicatortomakesurethattheharddiskdriveisoperating
correctly.Afteryoureplaceafailedharddiskdrive,thegreenactivityLEDflashesasthediskspins
up.TheyellowLEDturnsoffafterapproximately1minute.Ifthenewdrivestartstorebuild,the
yellowLEDflashesslowly,andthegreenactivityLEDremainslitduringtherebuildprocess.Ifthe
yellowLEDremainslit,seethe“Harddiskdriveproblems”onpage147
formoreinformation.
Note:Youmighthavetoreconfigurethediskarraysafteryouinstallharddiskdrives.Seethe
RAIDdocumentationonthewebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/supportforinformationabout
RAIDadapters.
Ifyouhaveotherdevicestoinstallorremove,dosonow.Otherwise,goto“Completingtheinstallation”
onpage97
.
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