Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 - Removing or Installing Internal Drives

Removingamemorymodule
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage19.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveamemorymodule.
Toremoveamemorymodule,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage21.
3.Locatethememoryslotwiththememorymodulethatyouwanttoremove.See“Locatingpartsonthe
systemboard”onpage16
forthelocationsofthememoryslots.
4.Carefullyopentheretainingclipsoneachendofthememoryslotandthengraspthememorymodule
straightupbyitsedges.
Figure11.Removingthememorymodule
5.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthefailingmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage71.
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstallinternaldrivesfortheserver.
See“Specications”onpage7forinformationaboutthetypesofinternaldrivesthattheserversupportsand
otherimportantinformation,andsee“Frontview”onpage11forthelocationsofthedrivebaysintheserver.
Wheninstallinganinternaldrive,besuretoconsiderthefollowinginformation:
•Makesurethatyouhaveallthecablesandotherequipmentthatisspeciedinthedocumentationthat
comeswiththedrive.
•Selectthedrivebayinwhichyouwanttoinstallthedrive.
•Checktheinstructionsthatcomewiththedrivetoseewhetheryouhavetosetanyswitchesorjumpers
onthedrive.IfyouareinstallingaSASdevice,besuretosettheSASIDforthatdevice.
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