Lenovo System x3550 M5 - Removing Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drives; Replacing Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drives

Step6.Turnontheperipheraldevicesandtheserver.
Removingsimple-swapharddiskdrives
Usethisinformationtoremovesimple-swapharddiskdrives.
Youmustturnofftheserverbeforeremovingsimple-swapdrivesfromtheserver.Toremoveasimple-swap
SATAharddiskdrive,completethefollowingsteps:
Attention:
•Toavoiddamagetotheharddiskdriveconnectors,makesurethattheservercoverisinplaceandfully
closedwheneveryouinstallorremoveaharddiskdrive.
•Tomakesurethatthereisadequatesystemcooling,donotoperatetheserverformorethan2minutes
withouteitheraharddiskdriveorafillerpanelinstalledineachbay.
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page116.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Step3.Slidethebluereleaselatchtotherightwithonefinger(toreleasethedrive)whileusinganother
fingertograsptheblackdrivehandleandpulltheharddiskdriveoutofthedrivebay.
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Figure58.3.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdriveremoval
Step4.Reinstallthedrivebayfillerpanelthatyouremovedearlier.
Step5.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthedriveassembly,followallpackaginginstructions,anduseany
packagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Replacingsimple-swapharddiskdrives
Usethisinformationtoreplacesimple-swapharddiskdrives.
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