Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Installing or Replacing a Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive

10.ConnectthecableofthenewThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuletotheThinkServerRAID
SuperCapacitorModuleconnectoronthePCIExpresscardusingtheextendedcableshippedwith
theThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule.
Figure131.ConnectingthecableoftheThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModuletothePCIExpresscard
11.IfyouareinstructedtoreturnthefailingThinkServerRAIDSuperCapacitorModule,followallpackaging
instructionsanduseanypackagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletethereplacementprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206.
Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddiskdrive
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage87.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceahot-swapharddiskdrive.
ForalistofThinkServerharddiskdriveoptions,goto:
http://lenovoquickpick.com/usa/home/thinkserver/rack-and-tower-server
Youcaninstallanewhot-swapharddiskdriveorreplaceafailinghot-swapharddiskdrivewithoutturning
offtheserver,whichhelpsyouavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthesystem.
TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebayscoveredoroccupied.The
numberoftheinstalledharddiskdrivesinyourservervariesdependingontheservermodel.Thevacant
baysareeithercoveredbyanEMI-protectivepaneloroccupiedbydummyhard-disk-drivetrays.Whenyou
installahot-swapharddiskdrive,savetheremoveddummyhard-disk-drivetrayincaseyoulaterremove
thehot-swapharddiskdriveandneedthedummytraytocovertheplace.
Attention:AnunoccupieddrivebaywithoutanyotherprotectionmightimpacttheEMIintegrityandcooling
oftheserver,whichmightresultinoverheatingorcomponentdamage.TomaintaintheEMIintegrityand
coolingoftheserver,installanewhot-swapharddiskdriveassoonasyouremovethefailingoneor
thedummytray.
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