Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 - Removing or Installing Internal Drives

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage21.
3.Locatethememoryslotwiththememorymodulethatyouwanttoremove.See“Locatingpartsonthe
systemboard”onpage15forthelocationsofthememoryslots.
4.Carefullyopentheretainingclipsoneachendofthememoryslotandthengraspthememorymodule
straightupbyitsedges.
Figure11.Removingthememorymodule
5.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthefailingmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage67
.
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstallinternaldrivesfortheserver.
See“Specications”onpage7forinformationaboutthetypesofinternaldrivesthattheserversupportsand
otherimportantinformation,andsee“Frontview”onpage11forthelocationsofthedrivebaysintheserver.
Wheninstallinganinternaldrive,besuretoconsiderthefollowinginformation:
•Makesurethatyouhaveallthecablesandotherequipmentthatisspeciedinthedocumentationthat
comeswiththedrive.
•Selectthedrivebayinwhichyouwanttoinstallthedrive.
•Checktheinstructionsthatcomewiththedrivetoseewhetheryouhavetosetanyswitchesorjumpers
onthedrive.IfyouareinstallingaSASdevice,besuretosettheSASIDforthatdevice.
•TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingallbays,PCIslots,andPCIExpress
slotscoveredoroccupied.Whenyouinstalladrive,PCIcard,orPCIExpresscard,savetheEMC
shieldandllerpanelfromthebay,PCIcardslot,orPCIExpresscardslotintheeventthatyoulater
removethedevice.
•Foralistofthesupportedharddiskdrivesforyourserver,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver.On
theThinkServersystemspage,clickProducts➙Options➙ThinkServerHardDrives.
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