Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 - Removing or Installing Internal Drives

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveamemorymodule.
Toremoveamemorymodule,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage23.
3.Locatethememoryslotwiththememorymodulethatyouwanttoremove.See“Locatingpartsonthe
systemboard”onpage15forthelocationsofthememoryslots.
4.Carefullyopentheretainingclipsoneachendofthememoryslotandthengraspthememorymodule
straightupbyitsedges.
Figure19.Removingthememorymodule
5.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthefailingmemorymodule,followallpackaginginstructions,anduseany
packagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheremovalprocedure,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage90.
Removingorinstallinginternaldrives
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorinstallinternaldrivesfortheserver.See“Features
andspecications”onpage5
forinformationaboutthetypesofinternaldrivesthattheserversupportsand
see“Locatingservercomponents”onpage14forthelocationsofthedrivebaysintheserver.
Wheninstallinganinternaldrive,besuretoconsiderthefollowinginformation:
•Makesurethatyouhaveallthecablesandotherequipmentspeciedinthedocumentationthatcame
withthedrive.
•Notethetypeandsizeofthedriveandselecttheappropriatedrivebaytoinstallthedrive.
•Checktheinstructionsthatcamewiththedrivetoseewhetheryouhavetosetanyswitchesorjumpers
onthedrive.IfyouareinstallingaSASdevice,besuretosettheSASIDforthatdevice.
•TheEMIintegrityandcoolingoftheserverareprotectedbyhavingalldrivebaysandPCIcardslots
coveredoroccupied.WhenyouinstalladriveoraPCIcard,savetheEMCshieldorllerpanelfromthe
drivebayorsavethePCIcardslotcoverintheeventthatyoulaterremovethedevice.Anunoccupied
drivebayorPCIcardslotwithoutcover,shield,ller,oranyotherprotectionmightimpacttheEMI
integrityandcoolingoftheserver,whichmightresultinoverheatingorcomponentdamage.
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